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The Paston Letters: A Selection in Modern Spelling
Norman (Ed) Davis
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Description for The Paston Letters: A Selection in Modern Spelling
paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Norman. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BJ; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
The Pastons of Norfolk left behind them an incomparable picture of life in fifteenth-century England in the earliest great collection of family letters in English. The letters span three generations and most were written during the reigns of HenryVI, Edward IV, and Richard III, in a period of political turmoil, local anarchy, and war abroad and at home. They reveal personal hopes and anxieties, and contain as well as business matters a wealth of information on leisure pursuits, education, and domestic life. The writers express themselves with a clarity and vigour that is remarkable at this early ... Read more
The Pastons of Norfolk left behind them an incomparable picture of life in fifteenth-century England in the earliest great collection of family letters in English. The letters span three generations and most were written during the reigns of HenryVI, Edward IV, and Richard III, in a period of political turmoil, local anarchy, and war abroad and at home. They reveal personal hopes and anxieties, and contain as well as business matters a wealth of information on leisure pursuits, education, and domestic life. The writers express themselves with a clarity and vigour that is remarkable at this early ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199538379
SKU
V9780199538379
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