Brother Ernest Ryan, C.S.C. (1897-1963) was a prolific author of
Catholic juvenile biographies of saints and other Catholic figures from the
1940’s into the 1960’s.
His 1952 book, Through the Dark Night: A Story of Matt
Talbot,
was republished in October
2012 with illustrator Paul Thomas Sullivan.A list of previously published books by Br. Ernest can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/dujarie/brotherernestryan.htm
Information about Brother Ernest can be read at https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:5RigPAMBz6YJ:www.brothersofholycross.com/Archives/Newsettes1948-1964/NWST%2520%2763/NWST%2520Mar%25201963.pdf+Brother+Ernest+Ryan,+CSC&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgl7Mef1Tbj8uGVKi8dd3-EgAWGzOdgYKgUufJ5IGpARoBAqxq0fekEsYbXJZlK-ZHGyW7u5lZTgOBaPc70OtrT_Ry-gzMU6HkahPmst54yEAjoF_wOwGfh93KkUtb_ASQwk7EW&sig=AHIEtbSjj9T8k7taryRqCFQBrYvP8aibjw