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Paine’s C om m on S ense.....................................
Paine’s Rights of M a n .......................................
Paine’s < ris is .......................................................
Paine’s Religious & Theological W orks. Ills
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Paine’s Life. P rofhsely illu stra te d ........... ...
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Rous-seau’s V icar o f Savoy, and A Search for
T ru th , by O live S c h re in e r......... ...........
Rousseau’s Social C o n tra c t...............................
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Dicken*;' S unday U n d e r T hree H eads. Ilius.
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T a lle y ra n d ’s L etter to th e Pope. P o rtra it.
G ibbon’s B irth and C h a ra c te r o f M ahom et.
H iggins’ Hor® Sabbatic® ...............................
H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Ilius.
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“ Can you show me a single in V oltaire's Rom ances. Illu stra te d .................. 1 50
and C riticism s. Profusely ilius. 1 50
iquity, since our Bible has been --------Essays
R ousseau’s Vicar o f Savoy. P o rtra it. Cloth 50
known, which has not been defend R ousseau’s Social C o n tract. P o rtru it........... 75
M eslier’s S uperstition in all Ages, L ort.ait. 1 00
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olney’s Ruins of E m pires. Illu stra te d .....
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depredations of the crusaders, the R eade’s < Win wood) M a rty rd o m o f Man ... .. 1 00
Haeckel's Visit to Ceylon. P o rtra it............ 1 00
m aintenance of the divine rig h t of D ickens’ S unday U n d er T h re e H eads. Ilius. 50
iggins’ Hor® S ab b atic® .................... ............
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H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Ilius. 50
defense of capital punishm ent, op B uchner’s Force and M atter. P o rtra it .. 1 00
Man in Fast, P re se n t a n d F u tu re . 1 00
position to the education of woman, I B R uchner’s
ochefoucauld's M oral M axim s........ ..............
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te’s Positive P hilosophy. P o r tr a it........ 4 00
the apology for poverty as a divine C G om
oodloe’s B irth o f th e R epublic. P o r tr a it .. 1 CO
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institution, and now at last, ju s S alt us’ A natom y o f N e g a tio n ..................... .
S altu s’ P hilosophy o f D ise n c h a n tm e n t.........
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tification for preaching the gospel F aw cett’s A gnosticism .
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er’s H istory o f a F alse R eligion ..........
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of the Prince of Peace out of the T B a ulw
lle y ra n d ’s l e t t e r to th e Pope. P ortrait... 5C
m ouths of thirteen inch guns— Reasons for U nbelief. By Lcuis V ia rd o t...... 60
F a th er Tom an d th e Pope a t th e V a tic a n .......
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In g erso ll’s Prose Poem s. P o rtra it
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----------------G ods an d o th e r L ectu res............. 1 00
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hosts and o th e r L ectures.......... 1 00
science, but that what they find in --------------- Som e M istakes o f Moses................ 1 00
-Interview s on T alm age....
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the Bible must overrule an y th in g
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which their own common sense may ---------------T
he C h ristian R e lig io n .................
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tell them or their own consciences ------------- Patriotic Addresses..................... 50
--------------- S hakespeare. 3 L ectu re. P< rtra it.
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R e n a n ’s Life of .,ts u s ............................Cloth
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D avidson’s Canon ct th e B ible......................... 1 00
Apocryphal
New T e sta m e n t........ ................... 1 50
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cause we find it am ong the words
of Jesus. The dictum s of the popes,
the deliverences of the councils, the
books of the Bible, even the words
of Jesus must plead th eir own
cause before the trib u n al of each
E X -G O V . J O H N P . A L T G E L D . m an ’s private judgm ent and each
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PO P U LA R IN T E R E S T E A R N E S T L Y C O N S ID E R E D .
M orehouse’s W ilderness o f Worlds. Ilius ...
T aber’s F aith o r F act ....................................
K eeler’s S hort H istory o f the B ible.................
C arlyle's F rench R ev olution.............................
S pencer’s F irst P r in c ip le s .................................
S pencer’s D ata oi E th ic s....................................
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E d u c a tio n .............................................
D arw in’s D escent of M an ..................................
D arw in ’s O rigin o f Species. . . . .....................
P ro c to r’s O ther W orlds th an ours .................
K ingsley’s H y p a tia ..............................................
S ch o p en h au er’s E ssays.......................................
O 'M eara’s N apoleon, 2 vol., Boxed. Ilius.
Las Casas N apoleon, 4 vols., Boxed Ilius....
C obbett’s E nglish G ra m m a r .........................
M acauley’s Lay« o f A ncient Rom e. Ilius.....
S hakespeare P ortrayed by H im self..,,.............
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Asm odeus, 1 v o l................................
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V anillo Gonzales, o r th e M erry
Bachelor, 1 vol........................... Boxed (18.00
A dventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols.......
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--------Ig n o ra n t P h ilo so p h e r...................
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V oltaire’s E sssy sa n d C riticism s contains the
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R e n a n ’s lif e o f Jesu s. Illu stra te d ...............
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S chopenhauer’s W isdom o f Life. P o rtra it...
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— C ounsels a n d M axim s..............................
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— _ Religion : a Dialogue & O ther Essays.. 2 >
------- T he A rt o f L ite ra tu re ................................
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-------S tudies in P essim ism .............. ............ 25
G abrielle’s Life a n d Im m o rtality o f M an ...
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D avidson’s C anon o f th e B ible........................
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H ypatia By C harles K ingsley........................
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----------- Ghosts a n d o th e r L ectu res...............
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-----------Some M istakes of Moses ...............
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-------------In terv iew s on T a lm a g e ......................
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---------- W h at M ust we do to be Saved ?.......
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------------ Man, W om an a n d Child. P o rtra it.
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-------------S hakespeare, a Iz-cture. P o rtra it.
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------------ About th e Holy Bible, a L ecture
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-------------V oltaire, a L ecture. P o r tr a it ........
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-------------H eld-Ingersoll D iscussion.
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-------------Ingersoll-G ladstone C ontroversy .
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-------------T he C h ristian Religion .............—
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------------ F o u n d atio n s o f F a ith ............ ............
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------------ H o w to Reform M a n k in d .................
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------------- Essays a n d C riticism s ....................
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------------ - T he T ru th , a L e c tu re ....................... ’ 25
-------------Crim es A gainst C rim inals. .......
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------------ A braham L in co ln , a L ecture. P or.
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------------- W hich W ay? A L ectu re...................
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-------------M yths a n d M iracles. A L ecture...
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-------------P atrio tic A d d re s se s .................
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------------- W hy I am an A gnostic......................
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------------- Rome o r Reason ? ..............................
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-------------H uperstition. A L e c tu r e .................
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------------- As He 6 .................................................
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-------------V indication o f T hom as P aine.
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-------------Is Suicide a Sin ? ................................
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------------To the Clergy....................................
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------------- Liberty in L ite ra tu re ..........................
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Asmodeus. o r th e Devil on Two Sticks. Ilius.
Bachelor 06 S alam anca. H lu s tr a te d .......
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