The Wonderful Candle

"The Wonderful Candle" is a medieval Florentine legend retold by Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, which is included in her collection "Legends of Christ," published in 1904. According to the legend, a ruthless, cruel warrior from Florence reached Jerusalem with his troop and captured the city. But over time, wealth, recognition, and military honors lost their meaning for him, and only the flame of the candle from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which he was carrying from Jerusalem to Florence, became important... What made him renounce his friends and feasts and embark on this long and difficult journey? Selma Lagerlöf is a famous Swedish writer, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. The magnificent illustrations by Yuri Pronin will transport readers to the world of the Middle Ages, the Crusades, and wonders.