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John Foxe's groundbreaking chronicle of Christian saints and martyrs put to death over centuries remains a landmark text of religious history. The persecution of Christians was for centuries a fact of living in Europe. Adherence to the faith was a great personal risk, with the Roman Empire leading the first of such persecutions against early Christian believers. Many were crucified, put to the sword, or burned alive - gruesome forms of death designed to terrify and discourage others from following the same beliefs. Appearing in 1563, Foxe's chronicle of Christian suffering proved a great success among Protestants. It gave literate Christians the ability to discover and read about brave believers who died for expressing their religion, much as did Jesus Christ. Perhaps in foretelling, the final chapter of the book focuses upon the earliest Christian missions abroad: these, to the Americas, Asia and other locales, would indeed see many more martyrs put to death by the local populations. Foxe's Book of Martyrs caused controversy for condemning the Catholic Church for its persecution of Protestant sects it had branded heretical. To a great extent, Foxe's thesis embodies the rebellious outrage that fueled the upheaval of the established order in the 16th century. It galvanized Protestant beliefs and served as a grim reminder of the injustices those divergent from Catholicism had faced in earlier centuries. Critics would, over the years, attempt to discredit Foxe's work by pointing out perceived inaccuracies or falsehoods - despite their efforts, the Book of Martyrs' influence did not wane. Modern academics however, in reviewing Foxe's sources and performing a close analysis of the Book of Martyrs, concluded that he was a credible scholar whose output was a worthy and valuable contribution to Christian literature. The English historian Patrick Collinson concludes: "Foxe helped to shape the controversy along historical and prophetic lines, rather than epistemological or linguistic ones." This edition is a reproduction of Foxe's first, published in 1563. As such it is shorter than later editions, which would see other authors greatly add to the list of martyrs contained. Together with the principle text, the book also contains praise from three distinguished English writers, together with a short, introductory biography of Foxe himself.

John Fox Jr. was the novelist that brought Appalachia, the wilderness, and the new frontiers to readers in the East, romanticizing life in the back woods, and the homey side of life. Here is a collection of stories that includes the classics Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Hell for Satan (Sairtin and other spellings), and also includes the Army of the Callahan, The Last Stetson, The Pardon of Becky Day, A Crisis for the Guard, and Christmas Eve with Satan. Color frontispiece with tissue depicts little girl in store with Satan, "only a woolly little black dog, and surely no dog was ever more absurdly misnamed" (p. 203).

• Three of American author John Fox Jr's westerns (two of them made into Hollywood films) are bound together in this Kindle book: The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, A Mountain Europa & Christmas Eve on Lonesome And Other StoriesThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1903)While Chad loves Melissa, he leaves for Kentucky before the outbreak of the civil war. He dreams of getting a college education but joins the Yankee army instead.After the war, Chad hopes to rekindle his romance but Melissa has other ideas. Fox's novel was made into three films in 1920, 1928 and 1961.A Mountain EuropaClayton must leave behind university to help his family with their financial problems.Christmas Eve on Lonesome & Other StoriesA short story collection from American author John Fox Jr first published in 1904.About The Author Kentucky-born author John Fox, Jr. (1862–1919) was a journalist for the New York Times. His novels include: The Last Stetson,The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, A Novel (1908)The Heart Of The Hills, A Novel (1913)The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1908)The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1903)A Mountain Europa (1899)A Cumberland Vendetta and Other Stories (1895)A Knight of the Cumberland (1906)In Happy Valley'Hell fer Sartain' and Other StoriesThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1903)A Mountain Europa (1899)Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories (1904)

"A lively narrative, the reader gets a vivid picture of Manchuria under war conditions." -The Congregationalist 1905"Anything that John Fox writes has distinction." -World Today 1905"One of the best correspondents in the field." - The Book Buyer 1905In John Fox's 1905 book “Following the Sun Flag,” he recounts his experiences as a war correspondent in Japan and Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. Fox was one of the newspaper correspondents who flocked to Japan on the outbreak of the war.With Port Arthur as a goal, a number of war correspondents, among them Mr. John Fox, Jr., set out for Japan in the early part of the Japanese-Russian war, with the distinct purpose in view of witnessing the Japanese "in assault and in retreat—to see him fighting, wounded, and since such things in war must be, dying—dead." We have become tolerably well acquainted with the difficulties of correspondents in the East, but this little book by Fox gives them a picturesque and almost humorous turn which helps one realize the helplessness of the newspaper man with the Japanese forces.The chief interest and complacency of the book is in the free and easy style by which he gives sidelights into the examples of patriotism, sacrifices of the people of all ranks, and conditions of men and women in assisting the soldiers who went to the front, as well as into the habits and customs of the domestic circles of the Japanese and their amusements."Following the Sun-Flag" gives us a picture of turn of the century society in Japan, a comparative study of Japanese character that is finely realistic, and a series of personal experiences carefully noted. The work is never dull and is brightened with a touch of happy humor.In his conclusion Fox notes: "All my life Japan had been one of the two countries on earth I most wanted to see. No more enthusiastic pro-Japanese ever put foot on the shore of that little island than I was when I swung into Yokohama Harbor nearly seven months before. I had lost much--but I was carrying away in heart and mind the nameless charm of the land and of the people--for the charm of neither has much succumbed to the horrors imported from us."About the author: John Fox Jr. (1862 –1919) was an American journalist, war correspondent, novelist, and short story writer. Fox gained a following as a war correspondent, working for Harper's Weekly in Cuba during the Spanish–American War of 1898, where he served with the "Rough Riders." Six years later he traveled to Asia to report on the Russo-Japanese War for Scribner's magazine."Following the Sun-Flag" is a well-regarded historical account, cited by the following modern works: •John Fox, Jr., Appalachian Author, Bill York – 2002•Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary, Flora 2006•War and Society Volume 1: A Yearbook of Military History, Bond, ‎ 2015•From Ally to Enemy: Anglo-Japanese Military Relations 1900-45, Towle – 2006•Political History and Culture of Russia, 2003•Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military, Edgerton – 1997Other works by the author include: •A Cumberland Vendetta and Other Stories (1895)•Hell-fer-Sartain and Other Stories (1897)•The Kentuckians (1898)•A Mountain Europa (serialized 1892, published 1899)•Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War (1900)•Blue-grass and Rhododendron: Outdoors in Old Kentucky (1901)•The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1903)•Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories (1904)•Following the Sun Flag: A Vain Pursuit Through Manchuria (1905)•A Knight of the Cumberland (1906)•The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1908)•The Heart of the Hills (1913)•In Happy Valley •Erskine Dale •A Purple Rhododendron and Other Stories

Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to thefarthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancientpast to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son: "Why do we play ball?"From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio, frommedieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches andbaseball parks, The Ball explores the little-known origins ofour favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simpleinvention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on ourpassions, our money, and our lives. Equal parts history and travelogue,The Ball removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today'ssports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaimour universal connection to the games we love.

Excerpt from The Trail of the Lonesome PineIn her wonder over him, she almost forgot her self, forgot to wonder where he was going and why he was coming into those lonely hills until, as his horse turned a bend of the trail, she saw hanging from the other side of the saddle something that looked like a gun. He was a raider - that man so, cautiously and swiftly then, she pushed herself back from the edge of the cliff, sprang to her feet, dashed past the big tree and, winged with fear, sped down the mountain - leaving in a spot of sun light at the base Of the pine the print of one bare foot in the black earth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

An early English Protestant, John Foxe fled from England to Strasbourg, France, when Mary Tudor became queen. There, he occupied himself with a Latin history of the Christian persecutions and he printed, in Latin, the first part of his history of the persecution of Protestant reformers. First published under the title “Actes and Monuments” in 1563, “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs” is an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the fourteenth century through the reign of Mary I. The book helped mold British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries as it was widely owned and read by English Puritans. During Elizabeth’s reign, this book was highly celebrated and even became required reading. It was placed in churches and reprinted in shorter editions so that many households possessed a copy. Expanded extensively over the course of Foxe’s life, “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs” is made readily accessible in this 19th century abridgement. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.