"The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of the author's lesser-known stories. Doyle was a fan of magic and mysticism, including legends and myths. This book is a collection of 13 stories: The last of the legions, The last galley, Through the veil, The coming of the Huns, The contest, The first cargo, An iconoclast, Giant Maximin, The red star, The silver mirror, The homecoming, A point of contact, and The centurion. All of thee stories take readers on adventures around the world and are strongly rooted in history and culture.