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  • The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden

    by Saint Bridget of Sweden ...
    Translated by William Caxton ...
    Bridget of Sweden (1303 to 1373; also Birgitta of Vadstena, Saint Birgitta, was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines after the death of her husband of twenty years. She was also the mother of Catherine of Vadstena. As a child, she had already believed herself to have visions; these became more frequent, and her records of these "Celestial revelations" which were translated into ... Read more

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  • Game and Playe of the Chesse

    by William Caxton, de Cessolis Jacobus ...
    "Game and Playe of the Chesse" is a notable work attributed to William Caxton, who is recognized for introducing the printing press to England. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to the game of chess, blending instruction with moral lessons. It draws from the earlier writings of Jacobus de Cessolis, who emphasized the strategic and philosophical aspects of chess. Caxton's adaptation not ... Read more

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  • A Century of English Essays

    Reflections in Literary Time: A Journey Through English Essayistic Brilliance

    by Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth, Joseph Addison, William Caxton, Hilaire Belloc, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jonathan Swift, William Hazlitt, Edmund Gosse, Alice Meynell, Richard Jefferies, Augustine Birrell, William Makepeace Thackeray, Edward Thomas, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, Austin Dobson, Francis Bacon, W. B. Yeats, G. K. Chesterton, Richard Steele, Grace Rhys ...
    A Century of English Essays, as its title presages, captures the bustling evolution of the English essay form across several hundred years. This anthology curates an impressive array of perspectives, themes, and literary styles, encapsulating the intellectual zeitgeist of their respective eras. The collection navigates through humor, philosophy, criticism, and narrative with ease, juxtaposing ... Read more

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  • Game and Play of the Chesse

    Chess Allegories and Moral Didactics: A Medieval Literary Journey

    by William Caxton, De Cessolis active 1288-1322 Jacobus ...
    The anthology 'Game and Play of the Chesse' is an intriguing exploration into medieval allegory and its intersection with the cultural and literal complexities of chess. This collection, encompassing a diverse range of literary styles and voices, offers readers a profound thematic exploration of morality, strategy, and societal structure. The varied narratives within pay homage to the timeless ... Read more

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  • Le Morte Darthur. Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and his Noble. Knights of the Round Table

    Legendary tales of chivalry, romance, and heroism

    by Thomas Sir Malory ...
    Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" stands as a monumental work in Arthurian literature, weaving together the legendary tales of King Arthur and his valiant Knights of the Round Table. Composed in the 15th century, this chivalric romance not only showcases Malory's poetic storytelling but also encapsulates the ideals of knighthood, loyalty, and the bittersweet nature of love and betrayal. ... Read more

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  • The Golden Legend

    by Jacobus de Voragine ...
    Translated by William Caxton ...
    Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.The Golden Legend, written by Jacobus de Voragine, was a bestseller in medieval times. The book is a collection of biographies of saints and leaders that focus on the miracles they performed. ... Read more

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  • The Golden Legend or Lives of the Saints

    Unabridged Premium Edition in Seven Volumes

    by Jacobus de Voragine ...
    Translated by William Caxton ...
    *** UNABRIDGED PREMIUM EDITION IN SEVEN VOLUMES ***AMONG the books which afford us an insight into he popular religious thought of the middle ages, none holds a more important place than the Legenda Aurea or Golden Legend. The book was compiled and put into form about the year 1275 by Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, who laid under contribution for his purpose the Lives of the Fathers by ... Read more

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  • Game and Playe of the Chesse: A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474

    by William Caxton ...
    The readers of the "Antiquary" will remember the anecdote told with so much effusion by Jonathan Oldbuck. '"Davy Wilson," he said, "commonly called Snuffy Davy, from his inveterate addiction to black rappee, was the very prince of scouts for searching blind alleys, cellars, and stalls, for rare volumes. He had the scent of a slow-hound, sir, and the snap of a bull-dog. He would detect you an old ... Read more

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  • Harvard Classics Volume 39

    Prefaces And Prologues

    by William Caxton, Golden Deer Classics, John Calvin, Nicolaus Copernicus, John Knox, Edmund Spenser, Walter Raleigh, Francis Bacon, Henrie Condell, Iohn Heminge, Isaac Newton, John Dryden, Henry Fielding, Samuel Johnson, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Wordsworth, Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman, Hippolyte Adolphe Taine ...
    Series Book 39 - Harvard Classics
    Contents: 1. Prefaces and Epilogues, by William Caxton 2. Dedication Of The Institutes Of The Christian Religion, by John Calvin 3. Dedication of the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, by Nicolaus Copernicus 4. Preface to The History of the Reformation In Scotland, by John Knox 5. Prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh On The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser 6. Preface to the History of the World ... Read more

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  • Dialogues in French and English

    by William Caxton ...
    The work now for the first time reprinted from Caxton’s original edition has been preserved in three copies. One of these is in the Library of Ripon Cathedral, another in the Spencer Library, now at Manchester, and the third at Bamborough Castle. A small fragment, consisting of pp. 17-18 and 27-28, is in the Bodleian Library. The text of the present edition is taken from the Ripon copy. I have not ... Read more

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  • Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed (The Harvard Classics Series)

    Enriched edition. Legends and Chronicles of Medieval Romance

    by Various, Mason Ogden ...
    In "Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed," part of The Harvard Classics Series, readers are invited to explore the rich tapestry of narrative history and legendary storytelling from medieval to early modern Europe. This anthology juxtaposes the chronicles of Jean Froissart, Sir Thomas Malory, and Raphael Holinshed, each reflecting the complex socio-political landscapes of their ... Read more

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  • The Voyage of Saint Brendan by William Caxton, 1483

    Modern Spelling Version Edited by Simon Webb

    by William Caxton, Simon Webb ...
    'And soon after came to them an horrible fish, which followed the ship long time, casting so much water out of his mouth into the ship, that they supposed to have been drowned...'Saint Brendan sets off from Ireland with fourteen companions, and sees many strange sights in 'the great sea ocean, that compasseth all the world about'.The Langley Press edition is a modern-spelling version of William ... Read more

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