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The Imitation of Christ
was written in the early 15th century by
Thomas à Kempis.
It was translated from Latin in 1877 by
William Benham.

This ebook was produced for
Standard Ebooks
by
Weijia Cheng,
and is based on a transcription produced in 1999 by
Project Gutenberg
and on digital scans from
various sources.

The cover page is adapted from
Christ Carrying the Cross,
a painting completed circa 1577⁠–⁠87 by
El Greco.
The cover and title pages feature the
League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy
typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by
The League of Moveable Type.

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July 8, 2021, 12:19 a.m.
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