Abbie Farwell Brown

The Book of Saints and Friendly Abbie Farwell Brown

Tales include "Saint Bridget and the King's Wolf," "Saint Gerasimus and the Lion," "Saint Keneth of the Gulls," "Saint Launomar's Cow," "Saint Werburgh and Her Goose," "The Ballad of Saint Athracta's Stags," "Saint Kentigern and the Robin," "Saint Blaise and His Beasts," "Saint Cuthbert's Peace," "The Ballad of Saint Felix," "Saint Fronto's Camels," "The Blind Singer Saint Hervé," "Saint Comgall and the Mice," "The Wonders of Saint Berach," "Saint Prisca," "The Fish Who Helped Saint Gudwall," "The Ballad of Saint Giles and the Deer," "The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe," "Saint Rigobert's Dinner," and "Saint Francis of Assisi." "In point of manner they are original; the legends which form their ground-work have been expanded with much skill, and they are told in good 'story-telling' style.