Ill.fictionThis great religious allegory, dating from the late 1670s, is presented as a dream in which Christian undertakes a journey through the Slough of Despond to the Celestial City. In Part II he is followed by his wife Christina and their children. This allegory of a man in search of truth has proved popular throughout the world since its first publication. christain pilgrims and pilgrimages, fiction - christian

Hardcover. Front cover has a painting of a young girl painting a picture of a cat with a tin of brushes and a tray of watercolour paints in front of her.fictionA book of poems and short stories for children.poetry, poems, short stories, children, fiction, children's fiction

Two copies of 'Birth' - A Little Journal of Australian Poetry. Vol 6, No. 63, Feb. 1922 and Vol 6, No. 72, FNov. 1922. Both have front cover with illustration by Christian Yandell. Printer: The Argonaut Press, Brunswick. Issue 63 has inscription 'Don't return Merle JMB'books, fiction, poetry

Of all the works on the Vietnam War - fiction and nonfiction - this is the big one. Witness is borne from all sides, theirs and ours: the soldiers, the resisters, and the armchair warriors.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives.

Brown fabric covered hardcover novel with black floral and patterned design on front cover with title and author in ornate gold lettering - Married Life by Emma Jane Worboise. Spine has title, author and sun design at bottom with Christian World Library written in gold lettering.fictionA young married couple navigate the ups and downs of wedded life, their growing family and developing their business. Strong religious themes throughout.marriage fiction, family life fiction, religion fiction

Small blue hardcover with title and author written in gold lettering in a decorated linear square - Aunt Judith by Grace Beaumont. A blue and brown floral pattern is featured at the top and bottom of the from cover and spine. The title and publisher on the spine is written in a gold box. There are are black and white illustrations on pages at the front of the book. 220p.fictionA pretty tale of a wilful schoolgirl, Winnie Blake. Her brother Dick is mischievious and loveable. They both come under the benign influence of Aunt Judith, who is an author of books for girls and a happy Christian woman and learn some valuable lessons which help them in later years.children's fiction, religious stories, school life fiction

An olive green hardcover children's fiction book, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley with Art Nouveau decorated covers, and the title and publisher printed on the decorative spine. It has Pp. 264 plus 32 S.W. Partridge and Co.'s Catalogue Pages of Popular Illustrated Books classified according to price. There are six black and white illustrations by HLB. It has brown discoloration with age throughout. A Bookplate is glued onto the front right hand endpaper.fictionThe story deals with the moral education and Christian redemption of a young chimney sweep called Tom, who after drowning is transformed into a clean 'water baby' or sprite. This second chance allows him to evolve into a strong and worthy man, capable of engaging with the modern world. It is considered a moral fable and a satire on Victorian attitudes to child labour and religion.fantasy books, children's books, religious books

A very damaged, stained red antique hardcover book for girls with the title printed in gold lettering in the middle of the front cover. There is a gold outlined drawing of a girl sitting looking out of a window. There are red flowers and green leaves decorating the cover. The spine has the title printed in gold letters with red flowers and green leaves.On the front right side end paper is an inscription for a Sabbath School award dated 1882. The frontispiece balck and white illustration is of a girl sitting at a table at a fair. Tissue paper protects it. The title page has the title, author Howe Benning as well as publisher details. 296Pp. Throughout are black and white illustrations. There are four pages at the back are lists of Recent Gift Books published by the Religious Tract Society. The spine is broken from the pages.fictionThe book is an example of a story dealing with a girl's (Margaret) life in America which is readable, pleasing and instructive, without the ordinary excitement of a love story. It has strong religious themes. It hopes that in many 'quiet corners" of our native land it may help to develop the spirit of self-sacrifice and true Christian thought for others.religious stories, family life fiction, stories for girls

Published under the direction of the Tract Committee.Green clothbound hardcover book with images of foliage with yellow flowers. Cover faded, extremities moderately worn. Previous hinge repairs. Title page loose, hinges & binding loose. Foxing throughout. Undated. 240 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover a stick on label, 'from/Mrs. Berry'. Front flyleaf handwritten cursive, 'Christ Church/Sunday School Library/Kilmore'. At bottom of page, 'No ID: -'.religious fiction, christ church sunday school library, whitburgh cottage collection

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