Excerpt from Of Iona: A Study of His Life, His Times,& His InfluenceMY modest purpose in writing this book is to give a simple account of the life of St Columba, of the times in which he lived, and of his inuence on the history of our islands. So far I am aware, the facts contained in the various early lives of the Saint and the results arrived at by the researches of modern scholars have never yet been gathered together and presented in the form of a connected narrative. That seems to me a task worth attempting, for Columba was the founder of the Scottish nation as well as of the Scottish Church, and his labours and achievements deserve to be the more widely recognized, that the story of his battles. His voyages, his conquests, and his life at Iona, forms one of the most romantic pages of history.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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