The Sacristan of St Botolph

by William Gilbert

A Sacristan of considered opinion believes himself to be a saint. Accordingly the Devil sends an Imp and a pig to tempt him and try his patience. Hilarious, debauched and decadent and almost two hundred years old.

Genres: Fiction

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1866

About the author

William Gilbert (20 May 1804 – 3 January 1890) was a British writer and Royal Navy surgeon. He wrote a considerable number of novels, biographies, histories, essays (especially about the dangers of alcohol and the plight of the poor) and popular fantasy stories, mostly in the 1860s and 1870s. Some of these have been reprinted in recent decades and are still available today. He is best remembered, however, as the father of dramatist W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan.