The Chronicles of Jean Froissart (1337-1410) are universally acknowledged as the most vivid and faithful account of 14th century events and ideas. This medieval collector of intelligence travelled widely from Scotland and Wales to France, Italy and the Netherlands, conversing with gentlemen of rank everywhere and developing a tremendous skill for persuading those about him to divulge their secrets. These Chronicles offer an unrivalled picture of the age of chivalry, drawn by a contemporary, with a verve that recalls Chaucer. Fresh, vivid, immediate and laced with a certain disrespect for the Establishment, they tell of acts of gallantry, tournaments, feasts and wars that make for fascinating reading, abetted by John Jolliffe's translation that renders Froissart into highly accessible modem English.

Froissart's Chronicles

Jolliffe, John

History

Faber&Faber

<p>Eldest son of the Prime Minister, with an outstanding academic record at Oxford, Raymond Asquith devoted his great talents to friendship, preferring conversation and literature to the struggle for worldly success. In this collection, edited by his grandson, there are touching and revealing letters to friends as diverse as Winston Churchill and Lady Diana Cooper, love letters to his wife, Katherine, as well as frank and witty anecdotes about many of the major social figures and politicians of the day. His letters from the Western Front, before his death on the Somme in 1916, are as memorable as anything in the painfully emotive literature of the period.</p>

Raymond Asquith: Life and Letters

Biographies & Memoirs

David&Charles

<p>Traces the history of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, looks at notable productions, and lists operas that had their British premieres at Glyndebourne</p>

Glyndebourne: An Operatic Miracle

Humor & Entertainment

John Murray Pubs Ltd

Raymond Asquith : Life and Letters

Asquith, Raymond

Clocktowner Paperback

Belle Scott: Or, Liberty Overthrown! a Tale for the Crisis

Children's Books

Nabu Press

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