T.S. Baker

True stories of changed lives

The most convincing case for faith is a changed life.

First-person conversion stories: 33 classics, cleaned up and typeset to be read, not squinted at.

All public domain · free source linked on every book · only pay if the care is worth it to you

Why our editions exist

The same page, twice

Augustine's Confessions, opening lines. On the left, the free scan you'll find online. On the right, our edition.

The free scan

THE CONFESSIONS OF S. AUGUSTINE. 15

GREAT art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wis- dom infinite. And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation. Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thee, and our heart is restless, until it re- pose in Thee.

Our edition

Great are you, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is your power, and infinite is your wisdom. And man desires to praise you, for he is a part of your creation.

You have prompted him to delight in praising you, for you have made us for yourself, and restless is our heart until it comes to rest in you.

Same author, same words, checked against the Latin. We do the typesetting and the careful modernizing. The free source stays linked on every book.

Real words from real people

  • First-person only

    Every book is the person's own account: a life that was one thing and became another.

  • Editions you can actually read

    Public-domain scans are a chore. We clean, typeset, and modernize with care: readable, but still the author.

  • Honest pricing

    $1.99 per book, and the free source is linked right on the page. You pay for the care, not the words.

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