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The Book of Saints and Heroes

Andrew Lang

The Book of Saints and Heroes

Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform May 13, 2017) , 1 edition
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of twenty-five collections of true and fictional stories for children, published between 1889 and 1913. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales, known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book.
The Book of Saints and Heroes contains twenty-three stories about saints. Most of these are true stories, although a few legends are also included.
Stories Included Within This Book:
The First of the Hermits
The Roses from Paradise
The Saint with the Lion
Synesius, the Ostrich Hunter
The Struggles of St. Augustine
Germanus the Governor
Malchus the Monk
The Saint on the Pillar
The Apostle of Northumbria
St. Columba
Brendan the Sailor
The Charm Queller
Dunstan the Friend of Kings
St. Margaret of Scotland
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint and King
The Preacher to the Birds
Richard the Bishop
Colette
The Apostle of the Japanese
The Servant of the Poor
The Founder of Hospitals
The Patron Saint of England
Series
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (Book 24)
ISBN
154667280X / 9781546672807
Pages
132
Weight
14.4 oz.
Dimensions
8.5 x 0.3 in.

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