Edmund Campion: Hero of God's Underground

by Harold C. Gardiner and Fr. Harold C. Gardiner S.J.

Book Overview

Illustrated

From the famous Vision Books series of lives of saints for young people, this is the inspiring dramatic account of the colorful and courageous life and death of the martyr, St. Edmund Campion, "hero of God's underground" during the persecutions of the Catholics in England in the 1500s.

Campion, the most celebrated young scholar of his day, was on his way to becoming the Archbishop of Canterbury until a crisis of conscience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898703875
• ISBN13: 9780898703870
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good beginner's guide

Aimed at children, this is solid and fairly accurate, though adults would do better with Evelyn Waugh's brilliant masterwork. Campion is a great saint and a fascinating figure, and my son, aged 9, was gripped by this version of his story.