Publisher's Synopsis
""Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed"" is a volume of the Harvard Classics series that features three classic works of historical literature. The first is ""Chronicles"" by Jean Froissart, a fourteenth-century French chronicler who wrote extensively about the Hundred Years' War and the Black Death. The second work is ""Le Morte d'Arthur"" by Sir Thomas Malory, a fifteenth-century English writer who compiled and adapted various Arthurian legends into a single narrative. Finally, the volume includes ""Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland"" by Raphael Holinshed, a sixteenth-century English chronicler who documented the history of the British Isles from ancient times to his own era. Together, these works offer a fascinating glimpse into the medieval and early modern periods, providing readers with valuable insights into the politics, culture, and social structures of these times.1910. Contents: The Chronicles of Froissart, Translated by Lord Berners, edited by G.C. Macaulay: The Campaign of Crecy; The Battle of Poitiers; Wat Tyler's Rebellion; The Battle of Otterburn; Sir Thomas Malory: The Holy Grail; Description of Elizabethan England Written by William Harrison for Holinshed's Chronicles.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.
