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The Apology of Socrates (version 3)

Read by Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit

Plato

Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…

19 - The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God

In Sermons on Several Occasions, First Series

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John Wesley

John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …

Introduction

In Foxe's Book of Martyrs Vol 1, A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphan…

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John Foxe, William B. Forbush, ed. and John Foxe

The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, many of whom had died for their beli…

Chapter 36

In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 3)

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Mark Twain

The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, and its sober and often scathing look at en…

Bk 01 Ch 09: The Unexpected

In Les Misérables, Volume 2

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Victor Hugo, transl. Hapgood and Victor Hugo

This is book 2 of 5. An ex-convict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Along the w…

20 - Book 3 Chapter 7 - The Controversy

In The Brothers Karamazov

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы) is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered …

Ecloga 9

In Eclogae (dramatic reading)

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Publius Vergilius Maro and Virgil

This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely …

00 - Dedication

In Devotions upon Emergent Occasions

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John Donne

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English writer John Donne. It is a series of reflections that were written as …

Chapters 11-12

In Bible (KJV) NT 03: Luke

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King James Version

The Gospel of Luke is the most literary of the four gospels which recount the life and work of Jesus Christ. Although anonymous, the book is…