Saints and heroes

27 January 2017

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ROBERT ELLSBERG, in Blessed Among Us, introduces two people for each day of the year. For each he gives a short history and a quotation of a sentence or two from their work. Some are known as saints; others, such as Mozart, Gandhi, and Dostoevsky, also find a place here (Liturgical Press, £19.99 (£18); 978-0-8146-4721-9).

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