Timeless Christian Classics Series

A Complete Christian Classics Library for Your Family

This is every book in Generations' Timeless Christian Classics line: twenty hardcovers that grow with your children from their first chapter books through high school. Many of these classics were reprinted in the 20th century with their Christian content removed. Generations publishes them with it restored. Buy them once, and you have a family read-aloud library that will last for years and be passed down.

For younger children

Little Threads by Elizabeth Prentiss. Proud Tangle Thread and gentle Golden Thread show children that only Christ can change the heart. Includes Scripture passages for discussion after each chapter.

Christie's Old Organ by Mrs. O.F. Walton. An orphan and an old organ-grinder search for the meaning of "Home, Sweet Home" and find the gospel.

The Giant Killer by Charlotte Maria Tucker. Through allegories of Fides the Giant Killer, the Roby children learn to fight the giants of Pride, Sloth, Selfishness, Anger, and Untruth by faith in Christ.

Mary Jones and Her Bible by Mary Ropes. A Welsh girl walks 26 miles barefoot to buy the Bible she saved six years for. Based on a true story.

Sunshine Country by Kristina Roy. An orphan boy in a Slovak village finds a Bible and tells his neighbors about the "sunshine country" of heaven.

The Princess Bellaheld by Julie Sutter. A missionary's daughter marries a pagan ruler in eighth-century Thuringia and stands firm against persecution. Based on a true story.

The Dragon and the Raven by G.A. Henty. Alfred the Great and a young Saxon thane defend England against the Danish invasion.

For middle schoolers

Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The beloved story of an orphan girl in the Swiss Alps, with the Christian content cut from most English editions restored.

Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge. A poor Dutch boy races for the silver skates to help his injured father.

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. A shipwrecked family learns to trust God as their Provider. This edition restores the pastor-author's original Christian teaching.

The Pilgrim's Progress for Young Readers by John Bunyan. A simplified edition of Part 1 of Bunyan's allegory, made for ages 11 to 14.

Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald. A mute orphan from the Scottish streets shows what it looks like to love your enemies. Parents may want to preview it.

Titus: A Comrade of the Cross by Florence Kingsley. The 1894 prize-winning novel of a young man whose life crosses paths with Jesus.

The Life of Henry Martyn. A short biography of the missionary to India and Persia, drawn from his own journals and letters.

For teens and adults

Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Martyr testimonies across 2,000 years of church history, extended to include Christians killed in recent decades. Ages 12 and up.

Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss. A woman's diary of growing in faith over a lifetime. Recommended for both young men and young women.

The Cross Triumphant by Florence Kingsley. A young Levite comes to faith in Christ as Jerusalem moves toward its fall in AD 70.

Captive. Three unabridged accounts of colonial Christians taken captive on the American frontier. Ages 14 and up.

The Holy War by John Bunyan. An allegory of the battle for the town of Mansoul, from the author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. A castaway learns to provide for himself, then discovers his deeper need for Christ.

Made for homeschool and family discipleship

All twenty books are sturdy hardcovers. Bought together, the set costs nearly $40 less than buying each book separately. The collection is covered by our 6-Month Money-Back Curriculum Guarantee.