Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the Saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed...ungodly men. Our God does not change, and His Word and Standard remains the same. He does not show partiality. And if you call on the Father, Who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear. Take heed to yourself and to the Doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. The faith, which is the true and adulterated Word of God, has been given to us; and we must defend it!

In an ancient time after the War of the Races pitted man, elf, and dwarf against the hordes of darkness, the last of the sorcerers of the Black Circle rises again. With his foul sorcery, a now one-hundred-and-eighty-year old, Malkaar, creates Brack, the Child of Darkness to assist him in his plan to conquer Erathyn. Determined to fi ght to the end, Goldwen, the elven wizard of the Council of Light, creates Malin, the Child of Light, to be a champion for the forces of good. As Goldwen steps down as Eldest to teach his pupil, another is waiting to take his place. But it is not long before Goldwen learns the new Council leader, Amberon, is secretly associating with Malkaar. As Brack becomes involved in a power struggle with Amberon, an elven king and his princess daughter arrive. Soon, Malin falls desperately in love with her, causing Brack to decide take her for himself. As a meeting ensues between all races on how to deal with Malkaar, Brack abducts the princess and Malin pursues him. But it is not until the two elven brothers fi nally face each other that the fate of the world is decided. Brothers of Darkness and Light is an epic fantasy tale set in a world long past in which forces of good battle the darkness that threatens to engulf them all.

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In 1833 Alexander Pushkin began to explore the topic of madness, a subject little explored in Russian literature before his time. The works he produced on the theme are three of his greatest masterpieces: the prose novella The Queen of Spades, the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman, and the lyric "God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind." Gary Rosenshield presents a new interpretation of Pushkin’s genius through an examination of his various representations of madness. Pushkin brilliantly explored both the destructive and creative sides of madness, a strange fusion of violence and insight. In this study, Rosenshield illustrates the surprising valorization of madness in The Queen of Spades and "God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind" and analyzes The Bronze Horseman’s confrontation with the legacy of Peter the Great, a cornerstone figure of Russian history. Drawing on themes of madness in western literature, Rosenshield situates Pushkin in a greater framework with such luminaries as Shakespeare, Sophocles, Cervantes, and Dostoevsky providing an insightful and absorbing study of Russia’s greatest writer.

Milton is a difficult and cryptic poem for those uninitiated in the ways of Blake's allusive and allegorical style. In an introductory essay, the editors directly address the nature of the poem's complexity, demonstrate how Blake's methods set out to disconcert conventional concepts of time, space, and human identity, and suggest some ways readers coming to Milton for the first time can understand and enjoy the challenges it offers. The editors also present a plate-by-plate commentary on how the illustrations contribute to the creation of a composite, visual-verbal experience. The extensive notes to the newly-edited letterpress text will also assist readers through Milton, its central themes and its byways, its heights and its depths. An equally helpful introduction and notes are provided for the three shorter works. Scholars will find much new information in this volume.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A" by Edward Sylvester Ellis. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Pyramidos traces the history and development of this fundamental magical ceremony from its earliest origins in the famed Golden Dawn Cipher Documents, through Crowley's first attempts to codify a system of magick in the Order of the Lamp of the Invisible Light to the final composition of the Pyramidos Ritual as the jewel in the crown of Crowley's own magical order. The Pyramidos Ceremony is included in its fully expanded form and the symbolism of the ritual is explained in detail. There is also a comprehensive examination of the Golden Dawn Neophyte Ceremony as well as several complete magick ceremonies that are discussed in the text. Pyramidos is a handbook for the performance of this central ceremony of modern Hermetic magick. It includes 15 illustrations and a complete bibliography of references.

As one can surmise from the title, the following book is a biography of a man named Kit Carson. He was an American frontiersman, a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime by biographies and news articles, and exaggerated versions of his exploits were the subject of dime novels. His understated nature belied confirmed reports of his fearlessness, combat skills, tenacity, and profound effect on the westward expansion of the United States.