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Page counts for these editions typically range from about 192 pages up to 376 pages.

Most editions are offered in paperback, and some are also available in hardcover bindings.

His sermons and devotional writings commonly address fasting, resisting temptation, the danger of losing one’s soul, attitudes toward death, conduct in illness, providence, the Passion of Christ, eternal happiness, charity, interior trials, and how to profit from faults.

The available editions are listed in English and commonly show a suggested reader age of 22 years and up.

Some compact editions are described as nightstand- or purse-sized (listed as 4-3/8" x 6-3/4") and note features such as a sturdy flexible cover and sewn binding for durability.

Yes — at least some editions include prayers and meditations; one edition explicitly notes prayers and meditations and references 10 brief meditations in Part I.

There are collections of his pamphlets and tracts defending doctrine and addressing Protestant objections, described as a cogent defense that helped re-evangelize regions previously under Calvinist influence.