Margaret Hodges

Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

When a miserly man buys a supposedly haunted cottage, he discovers that the resident ghost, a pirate's wife, has a sense of fair play.

A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals.

Tells how the well-known Christmas carol, "Silent Night," first came to be written and performed in Austria in the early 1800s.

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

When a poor Irish peddler follows the instructions given to him by Saint Patrick in a dream, his life is greatly changed. Includes background on Saint Patrick and on the origin of the story.

Relates the story of Offero, whose service to Jesus brought him the name of Christopher the Christ-bearer and caused him to be called the patron saint of travelers.

Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London.

A biography of the last Stuart monarch to occupy the English throne.

After receiving a toy drum for Christmas, Johnny tries to earn the money to buy a real set of drums.