Rich's Farewell to Military Profession, 1581

by Barnabe Rich

Book Overview

In a long and extraordinary career as captain, courier, privateer, real-estate agent, author, and informer, Barnaby Rich's principal achievement was the present volume--a collection of Elizabethan short stories despite its military title.

Unquestionably best sellers in Rich's own time, these tales continue to delight scholars, critics, and even casual readers today. One twentieth-century critic pronounces the Farewell "a landmark in Elizabethan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292734921
• ISBN13: 9780292734920
• Release Date: January 1959
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"