Project Gutenberg 1999-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 120 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul Produced by John Bechard, and David Widger "A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul" by George MacDonald is a collection of reflective poetry written in the late 19th century. This work takes the form of a spiritual diary, articulating the internal struggles, contemplations, and prayers of an old soul grappling with faith, doubt, and divine connection. At the start of the diary, we encounter a deeply introspective voice, the narrator, who expresses a longing for renewal and deeper understanding in old age. The first entries reveal his contemplative inquiry into his past actions, an awareness of human frailty, and the hope for a guiding presence in his life. Through a series of poetic verses, he explores themes of faith, the passage of time, personal loss, and the search for truth, balancing between despair and the yearning for enlightenment. The beginning sets a poignant and contemplative tone, inviting readers to reflect on their own spiritual journeys. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry Devotional literature Christian poetry, English Devotional calendars PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 165474 165483 2024-09-01T11:33:20.044336 2023-10-01T10:28:13.080129 text/html text/html 159930 2013-01-17T16:16:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58627 2013-01-17T16:17:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122972 2024-09-01T11:33:26.094809 application/epub+zip 127327 2024-09-01T11:33:21.592354 application/epub+zip 127328 2024-09-01T11:33:20.637355 application/epub+zip 278737 2024-09-01T11:33:28.254806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285097 2024-09-01T11:33:25.350825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285183 2022-09-01T13:02:18.852022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155498 155473 2024-09-01T11:33:19.806330 2023-10-01T10:28:12.868141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 155337 2008-10-01T06:30:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57812 2008-10-01T06:31:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155330 2008-10-01T06:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57791 2008-10-01T06:31:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20815 2024-09-01T11:33:28.387802 application/rdf+xml 21574 2024-09-01T11:33:20.991333 image/jpeg 4616 2024-09-01T11:33:20.814333 image/jpeg 123451 2024-09-01T11:33:20.059361 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia