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The Life and Literary Legace of Sister M. Imelda Wallace
Books by Sister M. Imelda Wallace
The Outlaws of Ravenhurst (1923)
The Lure of the West (1924)
Learning My Religion (1935) -Contributor
The Story of Beautiful (1938)
I Talk with God (2011) -Contributor
Purchase the Book through Lepanto Press
Their description
For generations Ravenhurst had been the stronghold of Scottish chiefs who led Clan Gordon to battle for God and Our lady! It was filled with memories of persecution. It was the scene of the last stand of the great Earl, Sir Angus. Back against the altar and outnumbered twenty to one, the giant Angus grasped his two-handed longsword and laid the sacrilegious enemies of his God around his feet like sproutings clipped from a hedgerow.
The setting is 17th century Scotland and the characters are strong Catholics, outlaws remaining true to their Faith, even if it means drawing their swords and fighting (and possibly dying) for that Faith. This classic adventure is a favorite of young and old alike sure to be a story that most will want to read and read again!
Hardcover, 233 pages.
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Their description
Danger, faithful servants, evil characters; who could ask for more? A high tension story of God's "outlaws" fighting for their Catholic Faith in 17th century Scotland.
Recommended for 8th grade. Seton Press Edition. Black and white illustrations. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Soft cover. 208 pp.
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“The Earls of Ravenhurst must always stand for God and Our Blessed Lady, let the cost be what it may!”
In seventeenth-century Scotland lies Ravenhurst, the stronghold of Clan Gordon, a family whose reputation for defending their people and their Catholic faith is legendary. But now the rights and lives of Scottish Catholics are in grave peril, and a traitorous usurper controls the clan. With the help of his mother, the “renegade priest,” and other heroic allies, young Charles Gordon must strive in the face of persecution and martyrdom to defend the true faith and restore to Ravenhurst a good, noble, loyal, and Catholic earl.
The Outlaws of Ravenhurst has been a popular children’s classic for almost a century. Filled with sword fights, secret passages, and mysterious strangers, this tale of adventure and intrigue portrays lives of courageous virtue amid trials and dangers. The bold spirit, selfless charity, and heroic sacrifice of The Outlaws of Ravenhurst are sure to stir in the hearts of Catholic readers, both young and old, a deep love for their faith and a passion to defend it.
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Their description
For many years, The Outlaws of Ravenhurst has been a favorite of Catholic youth. Here is the exciting story of God’s “outlaws” fighting for their Catholic Faith in seventeenth-century Scotland and living that Faith to the hilt of their claymores. Suspense, keyed like a fiddlestring. It includes Christian heroes with indomitable hearts—parallels of Tarsicius, Sebastian, and Campion—and a boy hero not unlike the early Christians in the Colosseum.