READE, Charles - The Cloister and the Hearth - [Collins Library of Classics] - (Pseudo Leather)

Just one volume of that very scarse set - Book in a very good condition for it's age - Gift message dated 1942 inside.    >>>     A picaresque historical novel by Charles Reade, published in 1861 and set in late medieval Holland and Europe.   -   The novel focuses on the story of a young scribe and illuminator named Gerard Eliason and his love for Margaret Brandt, daughter of a poor scholar.   Interacting with them is a cast of vividly drawn characters and various historical personages. The overarching theme through all of their adventures is the conflict between man's obligations to family and to Church.    -   Long considered a literary classic, it has been critically acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novels in English. Reade affected a medieval writing style and used much archaic language even for his nineteenth century readers.  ( Goodreads)

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