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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerWith their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.09 Read Online | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J. R. R. TolkienFrom a remote and exotic age--of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. In the unique imagination of J.R.R. Tolken the power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers. At: Local Library Amazon $5.26 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
MacBeth by William ShakespeareElements - Subtle poetry of Macbeth's speeches, the "post-Christian" religious significance, the blood-darkness-water themes, and political connections between Scottish Thanes and British Earls. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
Everyman by AnonymousAs this medieval moral play unfolds, Everyman learns that neither possessions nor accomplishments will follow him to the grave. As Everyman's problem is our problem, the play provokes thought and discussion 700 years later. At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
Inferno by Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
Travels by Marco PoloIt was perhaps the first book to achieve best-seller status before the invention of the printing press-it was certainly the most... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.98 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Biography, General |
King Lear by William ShakespeareBased on the legend of King Leir in pre-Roman Britain. King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their love for him. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
Paradise by Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce ShelleyIt's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.97 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, General |
Twelfth Night by ShakespeareA girl, disguised as a man, searches for her twin brother who was lost in a shipwreck. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. KellyIn the 13th century (1241), a Polish boy was killed by the arrow of an invading Tartar from the East, silencing his trumpet a few notes... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Historical Fiction |
| History of the English by Winston Churchill To most people Churchill is known as one of Britain's greatest statesmen. That overshadows his literary achievements. He begins his account... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $15.98 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| St. Thomas Aquinas by G. K. Chesterton St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis make for quite a contrast--St. Thomas was one of the greatest brains of the Catholic Church, and St.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.98 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Beowulf by Seamus Heaney In Beowulf warriors must back up their mead-hall boasts with instant action, monsters abound, and fights are always to the death. The... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.68 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Talisman by Sir Walter Scott "Of late, they have been chiefly restricted to the cure of persons bitten by mad dogs; and as the illness in such cases frequently arises... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $14.39 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Song of Roland by Dorothy L. Sayers This review relates to the volume -The Song of Roland-,Translated and with an Introduction by Dorothy L. Sayers,Penguin Classics, 1957... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.18 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas - probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known - was asked by his assistant,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.93 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Western Civilization by Jackson Spielvogel Best-selling text, WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.79 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede There is a definite thrill to reading the actual words set down by the infamously unassuming monk himself. This is why there are so many... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.20 | ![]() | Ancient to MiddleAges | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Purgatory by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
| The Two Lives of Charlemagne by Einhard It's really bizarre how this book has gotten all those 1-star reviews. Most of them seem to have read it thinking it was a novel, though ... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Cur Deus Homo by Anselm A thought provoking book on the deepest questions which have plagued mankind for time and eternity. Is there a God? Why did he have to die?... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $13.95 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory From the incredible wizardry of Merlin to the undeniable passion of Sir Launcelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epic... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.95 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Proslogium by Anselm Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was one of the originators of medievil scholastic philosophy. This collection of his best-known... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.03 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| String in the Harp by Nancy Bond "A String in the Harp" is one of the worthy fantasy books that is often overlooked, as it was published first in the 1970s and dips into... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Chronicles of the Crusades by Joinville and Villehardouin These two accounts are highly readable, and it is wonderful to have them packaged together like this. Geoffrey's chronicle of the 4th... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.40 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe One of the glories of Elizabethan drama: Marlowe's powerful retelling of the story of the learned German doctor who sells his soul to the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $2.00 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Discarded Image by C. S. Lewis C.S. Lewis' The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, as historical and cultural background to the literature... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.23 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | General |
| How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | General |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya by Ruth Tucker A long-awaited revised edition of a highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Christian missions by one of the most respected... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $22.42 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Thales to Dewey by Gordon Clark Very readable, very concise. He could have easily rambled on and made it 1,000 pages, but he didn't. It's just 534 pages, and Thales to... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $28.94 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Monologium by Anselm At: Local Library Amazon $20.98 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Roots of American Order by Russell Kirk What holds America together? In this classic work, Russell Kirk describes the beliefs and institutions that have nurtured the American soul... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $14.92 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| The Biblical Philosophy of History by R. J. Rushdoony At: Local Library Amazon $14.99 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, General |
| The Story of Painting by H.W. Janson At: Local Library Amazon $5.30 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| The Story of Christianity by Michael Collins Providing a truly global view of Christianity across all denominations, The Story of Christianity covers the Old Testament to the present... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.94 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| How to Read Church History by Comby Introduction to early Christianity sets it in teh broader context of the poltical, social, and economic development in the wider world. Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.48 | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |












