Church Library Online: Christian Fiction e-Books

Christian Fiction Classics Online

Evelyn E. Smith

M.S. in Library Science, University of North Texas (2012)

Ph. D. in English, Texas Christian University (1995)

Readers will enjoy investigating the following Christian classics that are available free-of-charge Online. Beginning in the 19th-century, authors interested in implementing the social gospel have increasingly turned to Christian and biblical themes.  Accordingly, this collection of public domain and open access works should both entertain and instruct the reader.

For Adults:

Cummins, Marie S. (1854). The Lamplighter. New York: A. L. Burt, Publisher. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31869

Diament, Anita. (1997). The Red Tent [Audio Book]. New York: Wyatt Books. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftkxeqdaxT4

Douglas, Lloyd C. (1942). The Robe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks04/0400561h.html

Sheldon, Charles M. (1889). In His Steps: “What Would Jesus Do?” Chicago: Advance Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=TEzQAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=In+His+Steps&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FNgIVIM_4avyAfuEgKgO&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=In%20His%20Steps&f=false

Sienkiewicz, Henrik. (1896). Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2853/2853-h/2853-h.htm

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. (1852). Uncle Tom's Cabin. The National Era. Retrieved from http://nationalera.wordpress.com/

Wallace, Lew. (1900). Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=SIYZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ben+Hur&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qegIVK_WNIjp8wHzl4CIBQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ben%20Hur&f=false

Wright, Harold Bell. (1909). The Calling of Dan Matthews. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/9314/pg9314.html

------. (1907). The Shepherd of the Hills. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/theshepherdofthe04735gut

------. (1907). The Shepherd of the Hills [Audio Book]. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/shepherd_of_the_hills_1006_librivox

------. (1903). That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6384/pg6384.html

For Children:

Girl's books authored by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Lucy Maud Montgomery feature Christian themes as does Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, although both adults and children enjoy reading and listening to this Christmas classic.  George MacDonald, a Christian universalist, who believed that everyone would eventually be saved, was a late 19th-century children's author, whose novels influenced  the writing of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle—all of whose estates still own the copyrights for their works.

Burnett, Frances Hodgson. (1911). The Secret Garden. New York: Frederic A. Stokes Co. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=7GM4AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1.w.1.1.0

Dickens, Charles (n. d.). A Christmas Carol. New York: Hodder & Stoughton. Retrieved from http://www.read.gov/books/pageturner/2003bit37729/#page/8/mode/2up

MacDonald, George. (1871). At the Back of the North Wind. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/225/225-h/225-h.htm

------. Lilith: A Romance. (1895). London: Chatto & Windus. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1640/1640-h/1640-h.htm

Montgomery, Lucy Maud. (1908). Anne of Green Gables. Reprint 1915. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. http://books.google.com/books?id=RDg1AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Anne+of+Green+Gables&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7uAIVIOkCOfz8AGf8oCIDw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Anne%20of%20Green%20Gables&f=false

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There's a List for That 

Barancik, Steve. (2014). Christian children's books your child will love reading! Grown Up's Guide to the Best Children's Books. Retrived from http://www.best-childrens-books.com/christian-childrens-books.html

Best Christian Religious Books for Children an Teenagers. (2013, January 1). Hub Pages. Retrieved from http://religions7.hubpages.com/hub/best-christian-books-children

Free Kindle Christian Books. (2014). Crosssreads. Retrieved from http://crossreads.com/free-kindle-christian-books

/Miller, Christine. (2003, January). 1000 good books lists contents. Classical Christian Education Support Group. Retrieved from http://classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html

Top 100 Christian Books (by Worldview Institute). (2014). Listopia. Goodreads. Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/19595.Top_100_Christian_Books_By_Worldview_Institute_

Viola, Frank. (2014). The best 100 Christian books ever written. Beyond Evangelical. Retrieved fro http://frankviola.org/top100/