The purpose of this beautiful book is to acquaint our children with biographies that will have some particular influence on the development of their characters. Each story has been planned as a real character training project, not merely as a reading lesson, to inspire admiration for faith and religious heroism. "To accomplish this purpose, we have endeavored to stimulate interest in each saint by presenting him or her as a real human being who lived in a real world among real people and not as a super-being surrounded by miraculous wonders. We have tried to make the saints human, admirable, and lovable, and therefore imitate-able." (from the Foreword) The saints have been chosen from various nations, from all periods of time, from all ages of life, and from all strata of society. In order to help parents, teachers and children, Questions and Things to Do are found at the end of each story. Gold embossed, beautifully illustrated.

Last copy, now out of print.