Edward G. Flight

Edward G. Flight was a 19th-century British author remembered for The Horse Shoe; The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil, a narrative poem illustrated by George Cruikshank. Surviving catalog and public-domain editions show the work appeared in multiple editions in London, including an 1871 edition, suggesting it found a modest readership in its time.

Very little biographical information about Flight seems easy to confirm from widely available sources today. What can be said with confidence is that his reputation now rests mainly on this folkloric, humorous retelling of the St. Dunstan legend, especially its explanation of how the horseshoe became a charm against witchcraft.

Because the record is so thin, Flight is best approached through the work itself: light, curious, and rooted in Victorian interest in legend, superstition, and popular storytelling.