Israel in Egypt by Greg Wilbur
George Frideric Handel's life was a continuing struggle between great success and precipitous failure. In 1715 he was the most famous composer alive, but fifteen years later he was in debt, disgraced and faced possible imprisonment due to the dissipation of fame and popularity....
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The Genesis of Haydn's Creation by Greg Wilbur
Franz Joseph Haydn was a statesman composer who encouraged and cheered those around him while living contentedly with the hardships of his life. Haydn once said, "God gave me a cheerful heart, so He will surely forgive me if I serve Him cheerfully." His steady nature, disciplined approach, and prolific industry made him a revered and respected composer throughout his life....
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The Antiquary by George Grant
Following what had been the longest trip of his adult life, Walter Scott returned to his home at Abbotsford in late September 1815, and he immediately threw himself into furious activity. His visits to the capitals of Europe, the battlefield of Waterloo, and the primary literary centers of Christendom had profoundly inspired him. The result was that the next year was one of the most wonderful and productive of his entire life....
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Augustine's City of God by George Grant
If Augustine of Hippo is indeed the greatest single mind the Christian Church has produced since the Apostle Paul--as is often claimed--then his magnum opus, The City of God, may well be the greatest single work written since the closing of the canon of the New Testament....
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Jane Austen by George Grant
The most striking thing about reading Jane Austen's work some two centuries after she first set words to paper is the happy surprise of recognition....Her graceful, economical narrative style was genuinely unique in her time. It was, to be sure, an era in literature given to flowery wordiness and emotional excess. But Austen's stories are told in a readable prose with nary a superfluous word....
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