Book of the Lover and the Beloved Author:Ramon Lull 1923. Lull lived back in the 13th century, not long after the days of St. Francis of Assisi, whose disciple he was. His mystic writings are full of the purest and noblest spirituality, compounded with the quintessence of love. Lull was no cloistered visionary. His life was full of romance and adventure, so crowded with incident is it that many p... more »ages will not suffice to even summarize its principal happenings.« less