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French Medieval Romances from the Lais of Marie de France

✍ Scribed by Marie de France

Book ID
110666093
Publisher
Duke Classics
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Weight
119 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781620138120

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Gallant knights, blushing maidens, tyrannical lords, damsels in distress, feats of courage, love pure and true--you'll find all of this and more in this enchanting collection of tales from France's medieval period. Selected from the classic twelfth-century text Lais of Marie de France and rendered in an engaging English translation, this volume is a treat for readers of all ages.

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