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Dream of Gerontius by Newman, John Henry (1801-1890)
Edward Elgar set Newman’s dramatic poem to music as an oratorio in 1900. This oratorio, in fact, became the most popular choral work in Britain after Handel’s Messiah.
Newman, John Henry (1801-1890)
Tractarian leader and later Cardinal
In His Steps by Sheldon, Charles Monroe (1857-1946)
Christians familiar with the acronym WWJD (what would Jesus do?) will find the genesis of the WWJD movement in the pages of In His Steps. Written by the 19th century pastor, theologian, author, and forerunner of the social gospel movement Charles Sheldon, In His Steps tells the story of Christians who challenge themselves to live as Christ would for a year.
Sheldon, Charles Monroe (1857-1946)
American Congregational minister and social reformer
Twenty-Three Tales by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
Famous for his longer novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy displays his mastery of the short story in Twenty-Three Tales. This volume is organized by topic into seven different segments.
Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
Russian novelist
Family Happiness by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
The title of Tolstoy’s novella is a clever joke, as it contains the story of a couple’s descent into unhappiness. The 17-year-old Mashechka falls in love with Sergey Mikhaylych, a man more than twice her age.
Hadji Murad by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
This short novel, published after Tolstoy's death, is the last novel the great author wrote. The novel tells the true story of Hadji Murad (or Hadji Murat, alternatively), an Avar who commanded the peoples of Dagestan and Chechnya in their resistance against assimilation into Russian Empire.
Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
Tolstoy's novella, written just after the author's conversion to Christianity, is now considered a literary masterpiece. In it, death suddenly confronts Ivan, a well-to-do middle-aged Russian man, in the form of an acute illness.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
Anna's world is turned upside down when her life takes a precarious turn. Although she is married with a son, Anna unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with Count Vrosky.