Project Gutenberg 2004-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 87 Flight, Edward G. Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George The Horse Shoe The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil, Showing How the Horse-Shoe Came to Be a Charm against Witchcraft Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Clare Boothby, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil" by Edward G. Flight is a whimsical narrative poem that explores the origins of the horse-shoe as a charm against witchcraft and malevolent spirits. Written during the Victorian era, specifically in the late 19th century, the book combines elements of folklore with humorous storytelling. The likely topic centers around the character of St. Dunstan, a saint renowned for his divine encounters and, in this tale, his peculiar conflict with the devil. The story unfolds in Glastonbury, where St. Dunstan is portrayed as a cheerful and skilled blacksmith. He becomes the target of the devil, who seeks to disrupt the saint's peaceful existence. Through a series of comedic encounters, Dunstan ultimately outwits the devil by nailing a hot horse-shoe to his foot, rendering him powerless to intrude into holy spaces. The tale is rich in vivid imagery and humor, detailing the satanic figure's torment and how the horse-shoe came to symbolize protection against evil. As a result of this encounter, the devil vows to avoid any place where a horse-shoe is present, solidifying its legendary status as a safeguard against witchcraft and nefarious spirits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dunstan, Saint, 909-988 -- Poetry Charms -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 62474 61834 2024-10-06T10:44:01.311193 2023-10-06T11:20:01.753042 text/html text/html 58640 2020-12-18T15:03:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 889148 2020-12-18T15:03:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 979186 2024-10-06T10:44:09.027169 application/epub+zip 975132 2024-10-06T10:44:04.473202 application/epub+zip 80443 2024-10-06T10:44:01.948188 application/epub+zip 1244087 2024-10-06T10:44:11.387130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1245700 2024-10-06T10:44:06.777152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161221 2022-09-07T13:56:13.438090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45456 45365 2024-10-06T10:44:00.880181 2023-10-06T11:20:01.368018 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45320 2020-12-18T15:03:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18567 2020-12-18T15:03:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20177 2024-10-06T10:44:11.526130 application/rdf+xml 10732 2024-10-06T10:44:02.490201 image/jpeg 3101 2024-10-06T10:44:02.220196 image/jpeg 945466 2024-10-06T10:44:01.354201 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia