While the book may appear at first to be an old-fashioned quest wrapped up in a time-traveling historical fiction novel, A Connecticut Yankee somehow manages to be more than that.
Tag: Books
Review: The Big Father and His Little Boy
Though this small child is thrown into a harsh, unloving world, he is not abandoned, for he has a Father who truly loves him and sends His people and creatures along his path to guide him to safe pasture. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will see the blessings of God in this little adventure from chapter to chapter.
Review: 25 Books That Shaped America
Our literature is new, innovative, boundary-pushing, revolutionary, fiercely independent, and (the good ones at least) full of a desire to learn, teach, and make us better. These authors sought to preserve what was to teach contemporaries and descendants alike, to forge new paths both in literature and in our beloved country. Foster's book is full of new insights and helpful instructions on reading books in their proper context. It's a book about books. And if you love books and love reading, and you still like to learn, this is the book for you.
Review: Liturgical Worship
I have long since loved learning more about Christian history, but in recent years I have desired to know more about our traditions, such as why we have them and keep them. I have personally written on the liturgy in the past. But, I wanted to find a concise yet thorough book on the subject …
Review: Faust
Do you have any books on your shelves that have been there for some time? Maybe you don't even remember why you first bought them. They sit there, and one day you decide, "Now is the time to read this." That was me with Goethe's Faust. With most books, I remember why I got them, …
Madelyn Rose Craig 