The book features a variety of saints from different times and places, including well-known figures like St. Francis of Assisi, St. Augustine, and St. Joan of Arc, as well as lesser-known saints. Each story highlights acts of kindness, faith, and courage, emphasizing virtues such as humility, compassion, and unwavering devotion to God. Canton’s storytelling brings these historical and spiritual figures to life in a way that is accessible and relatable for children.Interwoven with poetic de...

In "A Child's Book of Saints," William Canton crafts an evocative narrative that introduces young readers to the lives of saints through a series of engaging and accessible stories. The book is notable for its lyrical prose and vivid illustrations, providing a seamless blend of spirituality and storytelling. Set against the backdrop of a rich Christian tradition, Canton employs an artistic style that is both pedagogical and entertaining, enlightening children about the virtues and heroic d...

In "A Child's Book of Saints," William Canton crafts a delicate yet profound exploration of the lives and virtues of various saints, tailoring his narrative with an accessible prose style that invites young readers into the rich tapestry of Christian hagiography. This beautifully illustrated volume melds storytelling with moral instruction, as Canton recounts the trials and triumphs of saints such as St. Francis and St. Cecilia, thereby situating these historical figures within the broader...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

This book gives us the vivid insight into the incredible life and achievements of President McKinley, not to focus solely on his tragic death. The author nevertheless describes in graphic words the assassination. It is a word picture that will linger forever in the memory of every reader, calling forth sympathy and patriotism on behalf of the martyr President and undying contempt and horror of the assassin and the foul and cowardly thing called anarchy. Every detail of that now historic sc...

In 'The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844', William C. Hunter meticulously examines the intricate tapestry of foreign merchants in Canton during a pivotal period of early Western engagement in China. Hunter employs a rich historiographical approach, blending narrative and analysis to delineate the socio-economic dynamics and cultural exchanges between Western traders and the Chinese populace. The work is contextualized within the larger framework of imperial ambitions and t...

‘Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures’ Robert MacfarlaneTake a journey into our ancient past. Explore a long-lost landscape and gradually discover the minds, beliefs and cultural practices of those souls who lived on these lands thousands of years before you.Travelling the length and breadth of Britain, James Canton pursues his obsession with the physical traces of the ancient world: stone circles, flint arrowheads, sacred stone...