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• The Rule of the Faith and the Doctrine of Inspiration. The Carey Lectures for 1884
• History of the Sacred Scriptures of the New Testament
• The Story of a Little Crab
• Suggested Reforms in Public Schools
• The Congo Rovers; a Story of the Slave Squadron
• How I Found a Five Pound Note, and What Came of It
• The Mountain. With Numerous Illustrations
• The Earlham Temperance Series of Tracts. 6 Volumes
• Wayside Wisdom; or, Solomon's Ideas of Things
• Some Important Don'ts. A Word to Everybody
• The Vaudois of Piedment; Visits to their Valleys with a Sketch of their Remarkable History
• The Balance of Physics; or, the Circle of the Square and the Earth's True Solar and Lunar Distances
• The Riviera. With Numerous Illustrations.
• Heather Belles; A Modern Highland Story
• Kenneth McAlpine; A Tale of Mountain, Moorland, and Sea
• The Wit and Humor of Life; being Familiar Talks with Young Christians
• From the Pit to the Throne; or, Scenes from the Life of Joseph
• The Prophet of Glory; or, Zechariah's Vision of the Coming and Kingdom of Christ
• A Book of Remembrance; or, A Short History of the Baptist Churches in North Devon
• The Life of William Carey
• In the Footsteps of Heroes, and Other Sermons
• Thoughts for Saints' Day. Short Readings, Arranged for the Festivals of the Church's Year
• The Clue of the Maze. Second Edition
• The Alternative of Faith and Unbelief
• Synoptical Lectures on the Books of Holy Scripture. In Two Volumes
• The Kingdom of God. Biblically and Historically Considered. Cunningham Lectures. #2
• The Kingdom of God. Biblical and Historically Considered. Cunningham Lectures
• Hinduism: Past and Present. With an Account of Recent Hindu Reformers, and a Brief Comparison between Hinduism and Christianity
• Thoughts on Union with Christ
• The Yoke of Christ
• Pearls of Wisdom from the Parables of Christ
• The Life of Lives; or, The Story of Jesus of Nazareth, in its Earliest Form
• Studies in the Character of Our Lord as Our Example
• True Nobles and Heroes and Other Stories
• The Children's Service Handbook for Sunday Schools, Christian Bands, &c.
• The Plants of the Bible. New and Enlarged Edition
• Bible Flowers and Flower Love
• Her Saddest Blessing
• On the Cliff; or, Alick's Neighbours
• The Art of Thriving; or, Thrift Lessons in Familiar Letters
• Ministers' Wives
• The Mistress of Lydgate Priory; or, the Story of a Long Life
• A Tangled Web: A Tale of the Fifteenth Century
• Afloat, A Story
• Five Minutes too Late; or, Leslie Harcourt's Resolve
• Everyday Life in South India; or, The Story of Coopooswaney. An Autobiography
• Bayard the Dauntless, and Other Historical Tales
• James Scott: A Laborer for God
• Short Records of the Missionary Work of the Rev. Edward Porter (of the London Missionary Society), in Vizagapatam and Cuddapah, India, from 1835 to 1868
• Jacob Boehme: His Life and Teaching. Or, Studies in Theosophy
• Some of the Great Preachers of Wales
• The Religious Anecdotes of Scotland
• In the Depths of the Sea
• May's Captain
• Down in the Valley
• Archie and Other Stories
• Caroline Street; or, Little Homes and Big Hearts
• Every Cloud has its Silver Lining, and Other Proverb Stories for Boys and Girls. First Series / One Thing at a Time, and Other Proverb Stories. Second Series
• Uncle Roger; or, A Summer of Surprises. A Story for Children
• A Memoir of William Henry Doke, Late Missionary to the Congo River, Central Africa
• Blossoms and Fruits of Missionary Work; or, What Indian Girls Can Do
• The Master's Likeness. A School Story for Boys
• The Slippery Ford; or, How Tom was Caught
• Storm Signals; Being a Collection of Sermons Preached on Sunday and Thursday Evenings at the Metropolitan Tabernacle
• Fought and Won. A Story of Grammar School Life
• Katie: An Edinburgh Lassie
• Seeking a Country; or, The Home of the Pilgrims
• Esther Wynne
• The King's Service. A Story of the Thirty Years' War
• John Gordon of Pitburg and Parkhill; or, Memorials of a Standard-bearer
• Famous Caves and Catacombs
• The Childrens' Tour; or, Everyday Sights in a Sunny Land
• In Perils Oft: Romantic Biographies Illustrative of the Adventurous Life
• By-Path Meadow
• Youngs Days of Authors. With Illustrations
• The Book of Joshua / The Book of Judges - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
• The Treasury of David. Volume 7
• Bible Promises. Sermons to Children
• Letters by the Late Francis Ridley Havergal
• Bible Heathens; or, Church and World in Scripture Times
• Scientific Illustrations and Symbols: Moral Truths Mirorred in Scientific Facts
• Jesus, Lover of My Soul
• Morning Thoughts for our Daughters
• Sermons
• Will and Work; or Encouragements for Young Christians
• Comfort. A Book for the Cottage
• The Promise of His Coming
• The Precious Promises
• Every-day Life; or, The Uneventful Journey
• Hidden Depths; A Story of Cruel Wrong
• A Layman's Study of the English Bible
• Faith and Unfaith: Their Claims and Conflicts
• Doctrine and Doubt; or, Christ the Center of Christianity
• What I Believe
• Lesson Studies from the Book of Genesis
• Communion and Conflict. Thoughts on Life and Service
• The Errors of Evolution: An Examination of the Nebular Theory, Geological Evolution, The Origin of Life, and Darwinism
• Golden Legends of the Olden Time
• The Revealer Revealed: Thoughts upon the Revelation of Christ to and in His People
• Present Day Tracts on Subjects of Christian Evidence. Vol. 7
• Conversation: Why don't we do more Good by it?
• The Seeking Savior and Other Bible Themes
• Ethics of the Holy Ghost, or, Bible Readings on the Fruit of the Spirit
• The Royal Progress; or, Bringing the King Back
• The Temptation of Christ. Four Sermons
• Faithful Service: Sketches of Christian Women
• The True Woman: Elements of Character Drawn from the Life of Mary Lyon and Others. A Book for Girls
• The Successful Merchant. Sketches of the Life of Mr. Samuel Budgett
• The Life and Teaching of Joseph Livesey, Comprising his Autobiography with an Introductory Review
• A Christian Mother: Memoirs of Mrs. Thorneley Smith
• Jesus, and Other Sermons to Children
• Madagascar and France: With Some Account of the Island, Its People, Its Resources and Development
• Jottings from the Pacific. With Sixteen Illustrations
• In Southern India: A Visit to Some of the Chief Mission Stations in the Madras Presidency
• Siam and the Siamese as Described by American Missionaries
• The Chain of Life in Geological Time. Second and Revised Edition
• Platform Aids. The Clerical Library
• The Lighthouse of St. Peter and Other Addresses
• The Shadow of the Hand; and Other Sermons
• How we got our Bible; An Answer to Questions Suggested by the New Revision
• Sanctification as Set Forth in the Scriptures
• The Reign of Grace
• Whitefield Anecdotes. Illustrating the Life, Character and Work of the Great Evangelist
• The Homiletic Magazine for 1885. Vol. 13
• The Preacher's Analyst for 1885
• The Rosebud: A Monthly Magazine of Nursery Nurture and Amusement
• The Baptist Magazine for 1885
• The Naval Brigade News. Temperance Monthly Magazine
• The Bond of Union. The Organ of the Baptist Total Abstinence Association
• The World's Workers (series)
• The Reformation and its Heroes. With Illustrations
• Bible Narratives in Verse
• The Homes of the Birds. 63 Illustrations by Giacomelli.
• A Gleam of Light
• The Mother's Crown Jewels
• A Diurnal for the Changes and Chances of this Mortal Life
• Your Sundays. Fifty-Two Short Readings. Especially Intended for School Boys
• Hour by Hour; or, The Christian's Daily Life
• The King's Palace
• Methodist Worthies. Characteristic Sketches of Methodist Preachers. Vols. 5 & 6
• The Rich Man and Lazarus
• Our Rest-Day: Its Origin, History and Claims
• The Self-Revealing Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Christ of the New Testament
• My Lord's Money; or, The Consecration of Talents / Consecrated Recreation; or, The Christian's Leisure Time
• The Good Fight; or, More than Conquerors. Stories of Christian Martyrs and Heroes
• The Man with the White Hat; or, The Story of an Unknown Mission
• Hymns of the Present Century. From the German
• PUblic Notices and Cautions. A Book for Youth
• Daddy Longlegs and His White Heath Flower
• Some Aspects of the Blessed Life
• Crossfield; or, Passages in the Life of a Rector
• In the Bush and on the Trail / Salome
• David Elliott. A Cornish Story
• His Grandfather's Bible. A Tale of Furness Fells
• The Owners of Broadlands
• Hymns with Music, to be Sung at the Scholar's Sunday Service at Whitsuntide, 1886
• All of Grace. An Earnest Word with those who are Seeking Salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ
• Queen Victoria. Scenes and Incidents of her Life and Reign. With Eight-eight Illustrations
• The History of the Scottish Nation. Vol. 1
• The First Epistle to the Corinthians. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
• Abundant Grace. Select Addresses
• Thirty Thousand Thoughts. Being Extracts, Covering a Comprehensive Circle of Religious and Allied Topics.
• Strength for the Day. A Daily book in the Words of Scripture.
• By-Paths of Bible Knowledge. V 3. The Dwellers on the Nile.
• For Ever with Jesus; or Home at Last.
• By-Paths of Bible Knowledge. V 2. Assyria; its Princes, Priests and People.
• Messages from Heaven. Smaller Outline Texts for Children to Paint.
• From Calvary to Olivet. Being a Sequel to "Voices from Calvary." A Course by Homilies.
• An Exposition of the New Testament. By Matthew Henry. Vol. 1.
• Little Folks.
• Mother's and Mine: Her Stories While I Paint.
• Faithful Words for Old and Young.
• The Welcome. A Magazine for the Home Circle. With Illustrations.
• The Sunday at Home. Family Magazine for Sabbath Reading. 1885. & The Leisure Hour. 1885.
• The Fireside Annual / Home Words for Heart and Hearth / The Day of Days Annual. Vol. 19.
• The British Messenger. A Treasury of Gospel Truth. Yearly part for 1885.
• The Local Preacher's Treasury. Vol 2.
• Grace and Truth for Old and Young.
• Naval Brigade News. Christmas Number.
• The Minister's Pocket Diary and Clerical Vade Mecum.
• The Rosebud. The Baby's Magazine.
• Old Jonathan. The District and Parish Helper.
• Good Words / The Sunday Magazine.
• Sure and Swift. Being the Christmas Number of the Quiver for 1885
• The National Temperance League's Annual for 1886
• The Little Gleaner
• The Sower
• The Children of Africa. Written for English-Speaking Children. With Map and Illustrations
• The Dragon and the Raven; or, The Days of King Alfred - and - The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of Religion
• Stirring Stories of Peace and War by Sea and Land
• Crumbs for Robins. The Christmas Part of the Little One's Own Colored Picture Paper
• The Pilgrim's Progress
• The Sermon on the Mount. Illustrated