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The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6) by James Gairdner
"The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6)" edited by James Gairdner is a collection of correspondence published in 1904. These letters between members of the Norfolk Paston family and their associates offer an intimate window into English life during the Wars of the Roses and early Tudor period. Written during the Great Vowel Shift, they document the transformation from Late Middle English to Early Modern English. The collection's dramatic history includes mysteriously vanished manuscripts and their gradual rediscovery across England, vindicating their authenticity after scholarly doubt. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Editor | Gairdner, James, 1828-1912 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paston_Letters |
| Credits | Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Sources |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43348 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-43348-6 |
| Release Date | Jul 29, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1835 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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