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Glaucia the Greek Slave (Emma Leslie)
$19.50Glaucia, the Greek Slave masterfully depicts the intricacies of a momentous time in human history. Ancient Rome and Greece are the backdrop for this dramatic account of the early Christians, whose belief in the one true God stands in stark contrast to the polytheistic (many gods) world in which they live.
Great faith, perseverance, and unyielding courage are paramount as they live according to what they know to be right and true.
Character themes in this story: faith, courage, salvation in Christ, and perseverance.
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The Courage of Nikolai: A Story of Russia (Mary Ropes)
$16.50Life in Russia is tense – and dangerous – during the years before the Revolution. It is a rare thing indeed to find someone as trustworthy and courageous as young Nikolai in this world of undercover societies and secret police.
Nikolai bravely wrestles with the ghastly fear that chills his heart, and at last there comes to him, in answer to his prayer for help, a deepening calm as he gives himself up into wiser hands than those of any human protector.
These sensational events are based on truth. Enjoy this exciting glimpse of life in pre-Revolutionary Russia.
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Throw Me Overboard, or, Happy Ned: The Reward of Honesty
$12.50Now here’s a story with a twist! When faced with false accusations and public humiliation, our hero shows us how to do what’s right, even when taking the easy way out could have cleared his name. As he travels the tempestuous seas of dishonesty, greed, and distrust, you will find yourself so engaged with the story that you will literally want to deliver this lad from his distressing quandary.
And if this wasn’t enough to capture your attention you will meet our heroine Florinda, as well, who is faced with a most difficult decision of pride, vanity and peer pressure.
It’s story that shows well the truth of Psalm 107: “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these will see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep.”
Character themes in this story: self-control.
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Titus: A Comrade of the Cross (Florence Kingsley)
$21.50A masterful story, one of the foremost and first of the Lamplighter Rare Collector’s Series – a story which appeals to the heart of young people to love the Lord Jesus Christ. In 1894, the original publisher of this book offered a $1,000 prize for an author to submit a manuscript that would set a child’s heart on fire to know Christ. This was the book that won!
In six weeks, the demand for Titus was so great, an additional 200,000 copies had to be printed!
“One of the most powerful stories I have ever read.” — Mark Hamby
Themes: faithfulness, courage, and integrity
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The Mansion (Henry van Dyke)
$12.00This little book is a powerful challenge, sending a quickening jolt to the very depths of some of the respectable-looking facades that we can put on. The Mansion takes a piercing look at John Weightman, one of the most “successful” men in New York, and his son, who desperately wants to find his way and be free to make his own mistakes rather than being played like pieces in a game of chess. A book to make you truly think.
Sometimes, we try hard to do things right; but when it comes down to it, we really should being asking ourselves why we do the things we do. This story is a powerhouse of self-examination, sending a jolt to the very depths of our self-respectable looking facade.
Character themes in this story: pride and willfulness.
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Charlie’s Choice (or, Boyhood’s Aims and Manhood’s Work)
$17.50If you loved the story Teddy’s Button, hold onto your seat because you are about to take a journey with Charlie, who is, in many ways, just like Teddy. Unsatisfied with his lot in life, Charlie dreams of a better life, a life where money can cure all ills.
“If only…if only,” he ponders in his heart. When his dream is just within his grasp, he must make the final decision — a decision which may separate him from his mother and father and brothers and sister, forever! Can his austere grandfather and prideful aunt truly give him what money can’t buy? Can they, in their luxury and ease, prepare this untested youth to value hard work, integrity, and empathy, with their regal and refined style?
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Seven Days Left (Charles Monroe Sheldon)
$17.50What would you do if you knew you had only seven days left to live? Such was the case with Robert Hardy, who had always lived according to the maxim, “self-interest first.”
Influential and wealthy, Robert had embraced anything that gratified his tastes and fed his pride. But now everything has changed as he seeks to undo the sting of his bitter past!
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The Wide, Wide World (Susan Warner)
$34.75Finally printed in one large volume, for the first time in years! The endearing story of Ellen, a little girl who is separated from her mother faces unrelenting affliction and heartsickness, but through it all learns of God’s care over her life. She learns to trust in Him in ways most never have, knowing that He has charge over her.
Written in 1850, this was first book in history by an American author to sell over one million copies!
Character themes in this story: self-control.
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Probable Sons (Amy Le Feuvre)
$15.50Full of the heart issues of unforgiveness and reconciliation, Probable Sons is a delightful book that will keep you smiling throughout. In a world of broken relationships, our little heroine Milly will help us tear away the layers of stubbornness and pride and provide a path that can help restore the injured from the most hurtful pain of the past. May the truths found in this little story find a resting place in many hearts that have strayed so far from home.
This delightful story will keep you smiling as our little heroine, Milly, boldly and innocently exhorts “probable sons” to return home. (She can’t pronounce “prodigal.”) The Lord uses her wording to impact people in a surprising way! May the truths found in this little story find a resting place in the many hearts that have strayed far from home.
Character themes in this story: obedience and boundaries.
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The White Gypsy (Annette Lyster)
$21.50Willy is lost. New sights and new places sometimes seem strangely familiar, but he doesn’t know why. Inexplicable flashbacks taunt him. Stolen by gypsies at a tender age, Willy now longs to discover who he is and where he belongs.
A frightening journey by train to a new school will reveal more than he can imagine. Fragmented memories that haunt him in the present will lead to secrets of his past. If only he can remain strong and courageous through the passage! A dramatic tale of loss, sacrifice, hope and redemption awaits you.
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Jessica’s First Prayer (Hesba Stretton)
$13.50An impoverished, poor and barefoot little girl of London comes to faith through friendship with a local pastor; your children will want to hear this story time and again with its beautiful themes of mercy and compassion.
Barefoot little Jessica lives in a home where no one knows about God. She looks forward to spending time once a week with Mr. Daniel, a miserly old coffee peddler who eases his darkened conscience by giving her stale bread and coffee. Jessica’s prayers and innocent questions go straight to the coffee peddler’s heart. He learns to value the life of a child more than money as he becomes Jessica’s new father.
Character themes in this story: salvation, prayer, mercy, conscience.
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Karl Jansen’s Find (Mary Ropes)
$14.50On his way to Four-Corner Isle to explore its cave, Karl Jansen finds himself in a terrible predicament! And there’s not much time. How will he escape the grip of death? And what about his precious find? The power of hatred, jealousy, and greed knows no bounds in a spiteful, malicious heart. Can it be possible that there is mercy-pardon for such a wicked one? Indeed, greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world!
Character themes in this story: peer pressure and self-control.
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The Inheritance (Christoph von Schmid)
$17.50A faithful grandson seeks to find help for his blind grandfather. When the old man finally opens his eyes, he sees a painting on the wall before him and realizes that this is the very house where he buried a wealthy man’s inheritance fifty years ago. To their surprise, much more is found than earthly treasure!
Learn to seek God’s righteous priorities first, along with this faithful boy and his blind grandfather, through this story which will make your family re-assess what is truly important.
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The Lost Ruby and The Lost Child (Christoph von Schmid)
$15.50The Lost Ruby is a classic story designed to teach children that honesty is worth pursuing, regardless of the cost. This book also contains one of Von Schmid’s finest short stories, The Lost Child, which shows the mystery of how God trains us with hardships and uses them to bless us.
This is the story of young Lieutenant Wildberg and the heavy price he paid for succumbing to the subtle temptation of worldly logic. Though at first his “indiscretion” seemed to accomplish a great and noble good, it eventually brought grief and harm to those he loved. He learned that “even the most trivial lie is an evil seed.” (The second story in this volume is as powerful as The Lost Ruby.)
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My Mates and I (O. F. Walton)
$16.00A penetrating story which covers a lot of territory that teenage young men are all too familiar with: the power of peer influence, the consequences of ignoring our conscience, the deception of self-reform, and the danger of a backslidden condition.
Charlie Wescott is a “wayside hearer” – one who allows the seed of truth to be snatched up by idle thoughts, idle talk, and idle companions. He lives for the moment, giving no thought to the pain he may be inflicting on himself and others. But it is also a story of redemption – giving us a glimpse of God’s loving hand that is still stretched out to us with mercies.
First published in 1878.
Character themes in this story: peer pressure and salvation.
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Struck by Lightning (Charlotte Grace O’Brien)
$15.50Her mother depends on her. Her siblings need her watchful care. But Katie is easily distracted and often wanders from her responsibilities. This time the lure of the fair is too irresistible, and she secretly sets off. Calamity follows, and Katie finds herself alone in a terrifying storm. But the worst storm is yet to come — in a different form. What will it take for Katie to realize that her selfish choices hurt those she loves the most?
Character themes in this story: choices, consequences and sibling rivalry.
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Christie’s Old Organ (O. F. Walton)
$16.50Join Christie, the orphan boy and his elderly friend, a poor organ grinder, as the paths which lead to heaven cross theirs and, to their great surprise, they learn about God’s grace together. Christie is on a mission to find out how his dear old friend Treffy, the organ grinder, can get to heaven – but time is running out for his failing friend. This is a very touching story that has led many children to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
See any of the Lamplighter Rare Collectors Series for outstanding family reading.
Character themes in this story: salvation, compassion, mercy, evangelism.
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The Parable of the Two Millstones
$15.75In the home of a rich merchant, two hard heads with fiery tempers abide. Like the age-old story of the Prodigal Son, the distress that comes with stubborn pride gives way to a softening of heart. Though God often leads His children in mysterious paths, it is always for their good.
The Parable of the Two Millstones illustrates just how powerful the gift of forgiveness can be. The story of Seppeli brings to light the severity of the famine of Switzerland in 1817, unmasking the hypocrite and proving the faith of God?s devoted followers. The compelling adage to “be industrious and pray”, is at the heart of this telling tale.
Also includes a second story, Sepelli, the Swiss Boy, translated from German as well, by Franz Sales Meyer.
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Schmid’s Tales: The Unexpected Guest and other Stories
$16.75A book that includes three of Christoph Von Schmid’s best stories:
* The Unexpected Return
* The Unexpected Guest
* The Silent GirlThis favorite author of many readers of the Rare Collector’s Series, these three short stories illustrate God’s loving provision and perfect plan in every circumstance. In our darkest hour, we can rest assured that God is all-knowing, and ever-present to help in times of trouble.
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The Pillar of Fire (J. H. Ingraham)
$21.50A highly colorful, suspenseful story of the visit of the Prince of Tyre to Egypt, with a regal eloquence unlike any other lamplighter book. Colorful drama that sheds light on portions of the Old Testament from events 3,500 years ago.
The story is an effort to portray a Biblical account, through historical fiction, in which Moses and the Israelite exodus from Egyptian bondage is told through a series of letters, written primarily by Sesostris, Prince of Tyre, to his mother, Queen Epiphia of Phoenicia, while visiting in Egypt. Some 40 years later, Remeses continues the writing to his son to Sesostris while he too is visiting in Egypt after his father has risen to the throne.
Other than the fictional Prince of Tyre and the obvious “poetic license” needed to fill in the details, the plot is amazingly true to the Biblical account.
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