Author: Chandos Herald

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9781332885190

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Excerpt from Le Prince Noir, Poeme Du Heraut D'armes: The Life and Feats of Arms of Edward the Black Prince; A Metrical Chronicle With an English Translation and Notes It will not be necessary in the present instance to 'enter into any preliminary dissertation to prove to the reader that the contents of the following poem are of an interesting character. If the brilliant achievements of his' ancestors are dear to him and he has a spark of chivalric feeling within his breast, it will be enough to announce that the subject of it is the Black Prince, and the writer, not only a contemporary, but one who had been with his hero in the field, and witnessed probably some-of those glorious exploits which he has described. It is only remarkable that the contents of the manuscript have not been long since made public, and that they should have: escaped the researches of Barnes and Collins. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book Le Prince Noir, Poéme Du Héraut D'armes written by Chandos Herald and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Le Prince Noir, Poeme Du Heraut D'armes: The Life and Feats of Arms of Edward the Black Prince; A Metrical Chronicle With an English Translation and Notes It will not be necessary in the present instance to 'enter into any preliminary dissertation to prove to the reader that the contents of the following poem are of an interesting character. If the brilliant achievements of his' ancestors are dear to him and he has a spark of chivalric feeling within his breast, it will be enough to announce that the subject of it is the Black Prince, and the writer, not only a contemporary, but one who had been with his hero in the field, and witnessed probably some-of those glorious exploits which he has described. It is only remarkable that the contents of the manuscript have not been long since made public, and that they should have: escaped the researches of Barnes and Collins. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."