The Fire in the Rags
A complete, 22,000-word portrait of Francis of Assisi — a whole book, told with full reverence from within the tradition. Not a sample chapter. Enter your email and it is waiting in your own library here: read it, and your place is always kept.
No password to invent — we send a link to your email, and your library opens.
The complete life — all ebooks
All 3 volumes, kept in your library: read natively, forever.
Or begin with a single volume
Start with Volume I — the ebook.
The free book asks nothing and expires never.
Questions, answered
Is the free book really the whole book?
Yes. The Invitation is a complete, standalone portrait of the life — around 20,000 words, a whole reverent book, not a sample chapter or a teaser. It is yours to keep, and it never expires.
How do I read it? Do I need an account?
Enter your email and we send a single sign-in link — no password to invent. Your library opens in your browser, holding the book, and your reading place is always kept across your devices.
Is there an audiobook?
The three volumes are available as ebooks today; the audiobook narration joins your library when each life is voiced, at no extra cost to owners.
What does it cost, and what am I buying?
The free Invitation costs nothing. All three volumes in ebook are $9.99 together, or $4.69 each, kept in your library forever.
Can I get a refund?
Yes — if a purchase is not right for you, write to [email protected] and we will make it right. Our full terms are on the Refunds page.
Who writes these books?
Brick Hut Press is the author — a house of human editorial direction and AI craftsmanship, working together with reverence and care. Every life is researched from the tradition’s own sources and told from within it, never with detached distance.