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Augustin Calmet · 1751

The Phantom World

A landmark investigation of apparitions, spirits, revenants, and vampires in a clear modern-English rendering.

2works

01The Phantom World, Volume OneApparitions, spirits, magic, and possession 02The Phantom World, Volume TwoRevenants, vampires, and the boundaries of death

The Deuterocanon

The Apocrypha

Ancient Jewish works preserved in Catholic and Orthodox biblical traditions, translated into direct contemporary English.

17works

01Baruch5 reading sections 02Bel and the Dragon1 reading section 031 Esdras10 reading sections 04Additions to Esther2 reading sections 05Judith17 reading sections 06Letter of Jeremiah1 reading section 071 Maccabees17 reading sections 082 Maccabees16 reading sections 093 Maccabees8 reading sections 104 Maccabees19 reading sections 11Prayer of Manasseh1 reading section 12Psalm 1511 reading section 13Sirach53 reading sections 14Song of the Three1 reading section 15Susanna1 reading section 16Tobit15 reading sections 17Wisdom of Solomon19 reading sections

Early Christian writings

The Apostolic Fathers

Letters, visions, manuals, and martyr accounts from the generations closest to the apostles.

15works

011 Clement65 reading sections 022 Clement20 reading sections 03Apocalypse of Peter19 reading sections 04Epistle of Barnabas21 reading sections 05The Didache16 reading sections 06The Shepherd of Hermas114 reading sections 07Ignatius to the Ephesians21 reading sections 08Ignatius to the Magnesians15 reading sections 09Ignatius to the Philadelphians11 reading sections 10Ignatius to Polycarp8 reading sections 11Ignatius to the Romans11 reading sections 12Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans13 reading sections 13Ignatius to the Trallians13 reading sections 14Martyrdom of Polycarp22 reading sections 15Polycarp to the Philippians14 reading sections