"These stories of animals and saints, taken from the Desert Fathers and the Celtic saints, were first translated and made available by Helen Waddell more than half a century ago. Ester de Waal now introduces these personages to a new audience that will be equally beguiled by the world they evoke." -- Back cover, from the publisher.

Originally published: London : Constable and company, ltd., 1934. Translated from Latin.