Publisher's Synopsis
The Book of the Knight of La Tour Landry is a medieval text written by an unknown author in the 14th century. It is a moral guidebook for young women, written in the form of a letter from a father to his daughters. The book contains a collection of stories and anecdotes that serve as cautionary tales, aimed at teaching young women how to behave virtuously and avoid the pitfalls of life. The stories cover a wide range of topics, including courtship, marriage, friendship, and the dangers of gossip and slander. The book was widely popular in its time and was translated into several languages. This edition of the book, translated by G.S. Taylor, includes an introduction that provides historical context and analysis of the text.The object of this edition of La Tour-Landry was to give a modernized, but not a weakened version of the original 15th century manuscript, anonymously translated from the French in the reign of King Henry VI, and now in the Harleian collection in the British Museum. Originally, the Book of the Chevalier de La Tour Landry was the manual of deportment for girls of birth in France, England and such parts of Germany as were relatively civilized, from the year of its appearance to well into the Renaissance.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
