Francis of Assisi and his world

Francis of Assisi is one of the world's most popular religious figures, and also one of the most misrepresented. In this book the author's aim is to strip away the modern gloss in order to discover the real man and the world in which he lived. He tells the story of Francis from his hedonistic youth to his emergence as a Christian leader of great charisma and intensity. (Adapted from inside front cover).