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  • FALLING IN LOVE, WITH OTHER ESSAYS ON MORE EXACT BRANCHES OF SCIENCE
    GRANT ALLEN
    Excerpt: "Of its eminently conservative and even upward tendency very little doubt can be reasonably entertained. We do fall in love, taking us in the lump, with the young, the beautiful, the strong, and the healthy; we do not fall in love, taking us in the lump, with the aged, the ugly, the feeble, and the sickly. The prohibition of the Church is scarcely needed to prevent a m...

    $39.70

  • THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD, AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGINS OF RELIGIONS
    GRANT ALLEN
    Originally published in 1897, The Evolution of the Idea of God is a study of humans' belief in God from primitive tribal religions to what Allen considered the more advanced Christian view. The main question explored here is "How did we arrive at our knowledge of God?" Rather than trying to prove or disprove any claims about the divine, Allen's method simply traces the psycholo...

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  • MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES
    GRANT ALLEN
    A Victorian-era mystery featuring a uniquely resourceful and daring heroine who must save her true love from prison . . . When her stepfather dies, Lois Cayley is left penniless and alone. But she is strong in mind and body, and refuses to let her circumstances stop her from living the life she wants. Using her own ingenuity, she makes her way far beyond London—to Egypt and Ind...

    $85.00