The Chronicles of Froissart (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Chronicles of Froissart The present volume is intended to supply what can hardly be said to exist already, a popular Froissart for English readers. This is an aim which needs no apology. Every one ought to read Froissart, but nevertheless, considering the difficulties which stand in the way, it is hardly surprising that a very large number of educated persons should be in the position of Henry Morton in Old Mortality obliged by sincerity to say ´No,´ if the question, Did you ever read Froissart? should be put to them. And yet he is recommended to the reader on so many grounds besides the rather doubtful one suggested by Claverhouse. Not to mention the charm of the narrative as narrative, we must admit that there is no school of history like reading the record of chroniclers contemporary with the events which they relate, and of all such chroniclers Froissart is surely the most readable. It has been the fashion with some historians to depreciate his authority, and it is possible, doubtless, to convict him of numberless inaccuracies and of some serious misrepresentations; but the good faith of the writer is unquestionable, and if we consider the extent of his narrative, embracing, as he says, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Flanders, and the adjoining countries, and the difficulty of obtaining news, which compelled the chronicler himself to travel far and wide and to collect information from the mouths of those who had taken part in the events, we shall be rather surprised at the general trustworthiness of the Chronicles than at their particular errors. Their authority for a student of history in regard to this or that series of events depends upon a variety of circumstances which it would not be proper to discuss in this volume. For some parts the chronicler is dependent on his predecessor, Jean le Bel, for others he is himself a contemporary authority; and naturally far greater weight attaches to his narrative of events in France, Flanders and Hainault, than in England, Spain and the East. But the real value of the work is as a picture of manners, a drama in which the personages are living characters and not mere historical names, and the chronicler himself moves among them, not the least real and living, Let it be admitted that the narrative of events is full of inaccuracies in detail, yet how characteristic it is of the times. Take for example the story of the first campaign against the Scots (due originally to Jean le Bel). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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