Foxe's book of martyrs

"John Foxe carefully compiled records of the suffering and persecution of Christians. The Book of Martyrs became a sensational best-seller as a result. As interesting as fiction, it is written with both passion and tenderness, telling the dramatic story of some of the most thrilling periods in Christian history."@en
"This is a book telling the dramatic story of some of the most thrilling periods in Christian history. Presented here in its most complete form, it brings to life the days when 'a noble army, men and boys, the matron and the maid, climbed the steep ascent of heaven, amid peril, toil, and pain.'"@en
"After the Bible itself, no book so profoundly influenced early Protestant sentiment as the "Book of martyrs". Even in our time it is still a living force. It is more than a record of persecution. It is an arsenal of controversy, a storehouse of romance, as well as a source of edification."@en
"After the Bible itself, no book so profoundly influenced early Protestant sentiment as the "Book of martyrs." Even in our time it is still a living force. It is more than a record of persecution. It is an arsenal of controversy, a storehouse of romance, as well as a source of edification."@en
"This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries."@en