Castleford's Chronicle, or the Boke of Brut Volume II

Castleford's Chronicle is a long verse chronicle, written in a Northern English dialect, which recounts the traditional history of Britain from its foundation year to 1327. It is one of the earliest compendia in English of the events and legends of British history as then understood, and includes, for example, one of the earliest English language versions of the story of King Lear. Although the great majority of its historical episodes are conventional,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197223087
• ISBN13: 9780197223086
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Early English Text Society
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"