Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies

Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies (1966) is the first published work by John Bellairs. The book's first story, "The True History of Saint Fidgeta, Virgin and Martyr" was originally published in the June-July 1965 edition of The Critic.

Synopsis

The book contains the original story of Saint Fidgeta and eleven additional chapters.

1. The True History of St. Fidgeta, Virgin and Martyr
2. Prolegomenon to any future visit of a Pope to America
3. The Cathedral of Saint Gorboduc
4. The Question Box
5. A Short Guide to Catholic Church History
6. A Fable of Goar
7. Easter Address to the Faculty by the President of a Catholic Women's College
8. The Story of Floradora
9. Letter from Vatican City (by Nepomuk Prynne)
10. A Chaplet of Devotions, Causes, and Societies to Which the Catholic May Safely Adhere
11. Mother Ximenes’ Handbook for Grade School Nuns
12. The Moist Heart: A Compendium of Private or Public Worship

Reference

• Publication history
• Annotation index
• Reviews