Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Brittany, Flanders and the adjoining countries. Reprinted from Pynson's edition of 1523 and 1525; with the names of persons and places carefully corrected. VOL. II by Jean Froissart
Title: Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Brittany, Flanders and the adjoining countries. Translated from the original French, by J. Bourchier, Lord Berners. Reprinted from Pynson's edition of 1523 and 1525; with the names of persons and places carefully corrected. To which are added, a memoir of the translator, and a copious index to the work by E. V. Utterson].Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Froissart, Jean 1814 4 vol.; 8 . 1309.e.15-18.
Jean Froissart was born in Valenciennes (c.1337) and came to England in 1361 where he joined the entourage of Edward III's Queen. While in England he travelled to Scotland and the Welsh Marshes and to the Continent seveal times, finally settling in the Netherlands on the death of the Queen. He finally took holy orders, before returning to England in the court of Richard II, whose downfall he recorded in 1399. His first book of the Chroniques was published in three versions, the second book was completed by 1388 and the third in 1390. He was still working on the fourth when he died c.1410.
Geoffrey Brereton edited and translated several modern dramatists including Claudel, Sartre and Adamov, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1979.
Geoffrey Brereton edited and translated several modern dramatists including Claudel, Sartre and Adamov, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1979.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781241701789 |
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| Title | Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Brittany, Flanders and the adjoining countries. Reprinted from Pynson's edition of 1523 and 1525; with the names of persons and places carefully corrected. VOL. II |
| Author | Jean Froissart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Library, Historical Print Editions |
| Year published | 2011-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 666 |
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