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Persuasion

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Persuasion
by Jane Austen

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

“Anne left the room to seek the comfort of cool air for her flushed cheeks. ‘A few months more and he may be walking here.’”

ANNE ELLIOT is a woman with regrets. At the age of 27 she is considered a lost cause romantically. In spite of this, Anne is kind, dutiful and sensible… But when the man she was once persuaded to refuse re-enters her acquaintance, she is forced to contrast him with her father’s heir, long-estranged from the family, and only just arrived on the scene.

JANE AUSTEN (best known for writing Pride and Prejudice) continues to delight readers with her witty and perceptive take on the role of women and class in late eighteenth century British society. In recent years her novels have been adapted and reinterpreted for film and television many times.

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Mansfield Park

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Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

“My dear Miss Price,” said Miss Crawford, “Selfishness must always be forgiven, because there is no hope of a cure.”

FANNY PRICE has grown up as a “charity child” on her uncle’s estate and in the midst of her mother’s relations. In spite of many snubs, she finds great comfort in her friendship with her cousin Edward… until it threatens to be disrupted by the arrival of charismatic siblings Henry and Mary Crawford. Will Fanny yield to the wishes of her relations in accepting the attentions of Henry or listen to the warnings and promptings of her own heart?

JANE AUSTEN (best known for writing Pride and Prejudice) continues to delight readers with her witty and perceptive take on the role of women and class in late eighteenth century British society. In recent years her novels have been adapted and reinterpreted for film and television many times.

Complete and unabridged.

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Jane Eyre

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Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

“Do you think because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless?”

Jane Eyre’s life has never been an enviable one. Orphaned as a child and passed from cruel relations to an equally harsh charity school, she knows just how hypocritical the world can be. But none of this has crushed her passionate spirit, her independent mind, nor her moral integrity. When she arrives at Thornfield Hall to be governess to the ward of a temperamental eccentric, she begins to make haunting discoveries that will change the course of her life forever.

Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was the eldest of the famous writing sisters. (Her sister Emily is best remembered for Wuthering Heights, and her sister Anne for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall). She is best remembered for writing Jane Eyre, which she originally published under the pen name ‘Currer Bell.’ Filled with snippets from Brontë’s own experience, this classic Gothic romance continues to capture the hearts and imaginations of readers.

Complete & Unabridged: This edition contains the author’s original text. Some minor mechanics of language (spelling, punctuation) have been updated for readability. For the reader’s convenience, this edition contains footnoted translations into English of the French, Latin, Italian and German which occur in the original text.

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Hebrews by W. Griffith Thomas

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Hebrews book coverHebrews: A Devotional Commentary
by W.H. Griffith Thomas
with notes for reflection by Benedict J. Howard

W. H. Griffith Thomas’s timeless commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews will help guide you into a consideration of the Bible text that is both scholarly and faith-fuelled; theological and pastoral. Griffith Thomas’ original work is complete and unabridged in this edition, while the addition of study recommendations by Benedict J. Howard will assist those who wish to use this meaty material devotionally, either for personal or group study.

About the Author:
W. H. Griffith Thomas (1861-1924) was born in England near the Welsh border. He became a Christian in his teens and soon thereafter began studying at Christ Church College, Oxford for what would be a lifelong ministry. An Evangelical Anglican, Griffith Thomas was theologically conservative, deeply pastoral, and a gifted teacher. Over the course of his life he taught theology and pastored churches in England, Canada and the United States. The scripture-based works that he penned are an enduring legacy, and one that continues to nurture the spiritual formation of devout believers to this day.

Quotes from “Hebrews: A Devotional Commentary”:

  • “Revelation is the opposite of discovery, and it is God who has revealed Himself, not man who has discovered God.”
  • “It must never be forgotten that salvation covers past, present, and future, and deals with the penalty, the power, and the presence of sin. The main if not the sole thought in Hebrews is salvation in its fullest aspect, as involving the believer’s complete redemption and full experience.”
  • “Whenever we do not believe God’s Word, the inevitable result is that we doubt His power and love.”
  • “Looking back over the past, we have been saved from the condemnation and guilt of sin; looking round upon the present, we are being saved from the power, love, and defilement of sin; looking forward to the future, we shall be saved from the very presence of sin in the glorified state above.”
  • “We are so apt to associate the Christian life either with the past, or the future, that we often lose blessing and power through the forgetfulness of our present possibilities.”
  • “While we are justified in relation to Christ solitarily and alone, we are sanctified in connection with other Christians, and we shall never know what it is to be a ‘saint’ unless we make much of ‘the communion of saints.’”
  • “Drawing back in the Christian life is sometimes due to disappointment, at other times to depression, at still others to discouragement, but always to distrust… Thus the message is twofold—we are to ‘draw near’ and ‘draw not back.’”
  • “There is no doubt as to the actual fact of ‘the pleasures of sin,’ but behind these will always be found, however hidden away, the ‘deceitfulness of sin.’”
  • “It is not difficult to put forth special exertion; the real test of life is the steady, normal progress of the soul—‘not paroxysms of effort but steady endurance.’”

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Northanger Abbey

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Northanger Abbey

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Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

He smiled and said, “And are you prepared to encounter all the horrors that a building such as ‘one reads about’ may produce?”

Catherine Morland is a naïve young woman with an enthusiastic love of Gothic novels. When an opportunity arises for her to visit Bath, she becomes acquainted with the Tilney family. It’s not long before she is invited to visit them in their home—the mysterious and foreboding Northanger Abbey. Catherine must discern whether her imagination is getting the better of her, and which of her new friends is worthy of her love and trust.

Jane Austen (best known for writing Pride and Prejudice) continues to delight readers with her witty and perceptive take on the role of women and class in late eighteenth century British society. In recent years her novels have been adapted and reinterpreted for film and television many times.

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The Lucidity Contagion

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The Lucidity Contagion
by H. W. Lincoln

Willa’s world is a highly organized one with very little crime. At the age of 14 she knows all about the way that dreams are collected and archived in tiny glass vials. It’s easy for the authorities to maintain order when citizens fear the punishment of having their worst nightmares fed back into their minds. But when Willa begins to master her dreams, she becomes a threat to the established order, and discovers an entire community of people just like her living in the shadows…

The Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

“One of the gardens is locked up.
No one has been in it for ten years.”
“Why?” asked Mary in spite of herself.

MARY LENNOX is not a pleasant child. No one likes her—and she doesn’t like anyone. But when she arrives at a lonely manor in Yorkshire that is to be her home, something changes. She begins to meet people who are unlike any she has ever known; she begins to recognize the things about her own character that she’d like to change… and she begins to learn about the irresistible and mysterious Secret Garden.

FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT is best remembered for her beloved children’s classics (A Little Princess, The Secret Garden) in which she plumbs the depths of human emotion and experience, while showing that beauty and hope can be found in the most unexpected places.

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Little Women

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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

“Children should be children as long as they can.”

THE “LITTLE WOMEN” of the March family can still remember the prosperous days before the war, when their father was at home. Now, as they come of age, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy must face the challenges of life and love, shaping their minds and their characters along the way. Filled with laughter as well as loss, this classic American novel has been adapted for film and television numerous times, and continues to warm the hearts of readers and viewers alike.

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832-1888) is best remembered for writing Little Women (and its sequels, Little Men and Jo’s Boys), which was largely inspired by her own experiences growing up with three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts during the years before the Civil War.

Complete and unabridged.

Note: “Little Women” was originally published in two volumes, the first called “Little Women: Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy” and the second called “Good Wives.” The Ambry Press edition contains both original volumes in a single book.

Ambry Press is committed to producing high quality classic editions using original and unabridged texts, carefully formatted for optimal readability.

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Lady Susan

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Lady Susan
by Jane Austen

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

I remember saying to myself, as I drove to the house, “I like this man—pray heaven no harm come of it!”

LADY SUSAN is a widow with a reputation. She is charming and beautiful, but utterly selfish and devoid of scruples. When she sets her sights on a much younger man, his family fears he will be drawn into shame and scandal. Meanwhile, Lady Susan’s 16 year-old daughter, Frederica, attempts to flee from the unwelcome attentions of the suitor her mother has picked out for her.

Jane Austen (best known for writing Pride and Prejudice) continues to delight readers with her witty and perceptive take on the role of women and class in late eighteenth century British society. In recent years her novels have been adapted and reinterpreted for film and television many times.

This edition includes a “Cast of Characters” for reference.

The author’s original text is complete and unabridged in this edition.

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Sense and Sensibility

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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen

with an introduction by Kerry van der Vinne

“I do not attempt to deny,” said Elinor, “that I think very highly of him… that I greatly esteem him… that I like him.”

SISTERS ELINOR AND MARIANNE DASHWOOD have lost their father and their home. Now living in reduced circumstances, each sister hopes for love in newly discovered acquaintances; but while Elinor is guided by prudence, Marianne is ruled by passion. Through a series of disappointments, the sisters learn to value one another more deeply, and come to see the benefits of propriety, and of giving their love to men of good character.

JANE AUSTEN (best known for writing Pride and Prejudice) continues to delight readers with her witty and perceptive take on the role of women and class in late eighteenth century British society. In recent years her novels have been adapted and reinterpreted for film and television many times.

Complete & Unabridged: This edition contains the author’s original text. Some minor mechanics of language (spelling, punctuation) have been updated for readability

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