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Denise Henry
The Cloister and the Hearth: A Tale of the Middle Ages
The Cloister and the Hearth: A Tale of the Middle Ages
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The Cloister and the Hearth: A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade, with Sixteen Coloured Illustrations by Evelyn Paul
A SMALL portion of this tale appeared in Once a Week, July--September, 1859, under the title of “A Good Fight.”
After writing it, I took wider views of the subject, and also felt uneasy at having deviated unnecessarily from the historical outline of a true story. These two sentiments have cost me more than a year’s very hard labour, which I venture to think has not been wasted. After this plain statement I trust all who comment on this work will see that, to describe it as a reprint, would be unfair to the public and to me. The English language is copious and, in any true man’s hands, quite able to convey the truth; namely, that one fifth of the present work is a reprint, and four fifths of it a new composition.
A SMALL portion of this tale appeared in Once a Week, July--September, 1859, under the title of “A Good Fight.”
After writing it, I took wider views of the subject, and also felt uneasy at having deviated unnecessarily from the historical outline of a true story. These two sentiments have cost me more than a year’s very hard labour, which I venture to think has not been wasted. After this plain statement I trust all who comment on this work will see that, to describe it as a reprint, would be unfair to the public and to me. The English language is copious and, in any true man’s hands, quite able to convey the truth; namely, that one fifth of the present work is a reprint, and four fifths of it a new composition.