A Little Book of Miracles and Marvels (Little Books)

Harding, Mike

ISBN 10: 1845133080 / ISBN 13: 9781845133085

Published by Aurum, 2008

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Little Book of Miracles and Marvels (Little Books)
• Publisher: Aurum
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845133080
• ISBN 13: 9781845133085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 200 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Collected here are mermaids, dragons, wyverns, unicorns, and the little woodland creatures called wodwos, as well as miraculous events such as the Legend of the True Cross, Jonah and the Whale, and the Three Hares. There are battling dragons (from Durham Cathedral) and a cheerful little dragon (in Wirksworth, Derbyshire); the wyverns—photographed in Ripon and Canterbury Cathedrals—which were fire-breathing creatures with the head of a dragon, the body of a snake, and both legs and wings. Such a magnificent gallery of mythical creatures have all been found within ancient Christian churches, offering remarkable insight into the richness and strangeness of these churches' cultural heritage.

About the Author

Mike Harding is a comedian, folksinger, and the author of The Armchair Anarchists' Almanac; The Unluckiest Man in the World and Similar Disasters; You Can See the Angel's Bum, Miss Worswick!; and the Little Books series.