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William Canton (1845–1926)

Auteur de A Child's Book of Saints

27 oeuvres 135 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Œuvres de William Canton

A Child's Book of Saints (1898) 57 exemplaires
A Child's Book of Warriors (2008) 21 exemplaires
The Bible Story (2010) 4 exemplaires

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Date de naissance
1845-10-27
Date de décès
1926-05-02
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieu de naissance
Chusan, Zhejiang, China
Professions
poet
Relations
Collingwood, William Gershom (family friend)

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Critiques

This is a delightful presentation of Canton's recounting of some of the stories of folk who are generally accepted as Christian saints. He has included: "The Song of the Minster" presenting John of Fulda; "The Ancient Gods Pursuing" presenting Hilary; The Hermit of the Pillar" presenting Basil; "Kenach's Little Woman" presenting Kenach; "The Sin of the Prince Bishop" presenting Evrard; "The Story of the Lost Brother" presenting Oswald; and "The Countess Itha" presenting Itha. In the back of the book are "Thoughts and Questions" for the reader to ponder at his or her leisure but after 4 or 5 readings as recommended by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. Maybe I'll do that.… (plus d'informations)
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Signalé
gmillar | Jan 28, 2019 |
 
Signalé
joanneb | Jun 15, 2008 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
27
Membres
135
Popularité
#150,831
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
2
ISBN
26

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