John Charles Ryle (1816–1900) was the first Bishop of Liverpool and the outstanding evangelical Anglican writer of the Victorian era. A Christ Church man and a fine athlete who lost the family fortune at twenty-five, he spent thirty-eight years in country parishes in Suffolk before Disraeli sent him to Liverpool at sixty-four. He wrote as he preached — plainly, directly, and for ordinary people.
All of Ryle’s works are in the public domain.
- Texts that appear twice. Ryle reworked his own tracts into his books, so a few pieces are held here in two forms, under the title each was published with. The main ones: Thirst Relieved (Holiness) and Let Any Man Come (The Upper Room); The Good Way and the tract The Old Paths; Moses — An Example and the tract Faith’s Choice; Thoughts for Young Men and the tract Hints to Young Men.
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels
- Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — all four Gospels
- Matthew (1856)
- Mark (1857)
- Luke (1858)
- John (1865)
Doctrinal & Practical Works
- Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots (1877)
- Practical Religion (1878)
- The Upper Room (1888)
- Coming Events and Present Duties (1879)