Blue cloth spine with gilt title and tree. Brown boards with gilt title dragon picture on the front board.

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Originally published in 1910, this collection of stories compiled by Mrs. C.R. Peers involves saintly figures in the Catholic Church set amidst a historically relevant backdrop. Of the 9 legendary stories included in the compilation, 2 focused on a non-human subject – the Westminster Abbey. However, both still involved saints, namely Edward the Confessor and Mellitus, Bishop of London. These colourful accounts have never really been established as complete truths, although some parts of
each anecdote can be verified by certain events recorded in history. Some of them were allegedly real stories, although some parts were exaggerated, omitted, or replaced with more interesting situations or characters. Take for example the story about St. Francis and the wolf of Gubbio. It has been maintained through the years that the account was merely a legend, as there was no solid evidence proving that such an episode happened in the life of the Poverello, although there have been claims
stating that there indeed was a troublesome wolf in Gubbio around the time St. Francis was still active. But while it has been said the saint had passed through the place in one of his journeys, it could not be effectively proven whether he has actually encountered the wolf. Another example is the story of St. George and the dragon, which is also a well- known one among Christians in Europe. It has been said that the dragon is merely a representation of Satan or some evil entity. But then this
book is not written as a historical tome – it’s a collection of delightful legends about some of the beloved and admired European saints in the Catholic Church designed to entertain and morally educate young Christian readers