The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6)
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"The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6)" edited by James Gairdner is a collection of correspondence published in 1904. These letters between members of the Norfolk Paston family and their associates offer an intimate window into English life during the Wars of the Roses and early Tudor period. Written during the Great Vowel Shift, they document the transformation from Late Middle English to Early Modern English. The collection's dramatic history includes mysteriously vanished manuscripts and their gradual rediscovery across England, vindicating their authenticity after scholarly doubt.
The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6), from the public domain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #43348.
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19 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter346 words
- 2.Preface9,347 words
- 3.Introduction: The Paston Family (1)8,737 words
- 4.Introduction: The Paston Family (2)8,766 words
- 5.Introduction: The Paston Family (3)8,494 words
- 6.Introduction: The Paston Family (4)8,547 words
- 7.Introduction: The Paston Family (5)8,849 words
- 8.Introduction: The Paston Family (6)8,803 words
- 9.Introduction: The Paston Family (7)80 words
- 10.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (1)8,812 words
- 11.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (2)8,598 words
- 12.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (3)8,695 words
- 13.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (4)8,796 words
- 14.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (5)8,659 words
- 15.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (6)8,814 words
- 16.Letter 97: to a much earlier date than that assigned to it by the (7)1,896 words
- 17.Letter 863 (1)8,596 words
- 18.Letter 863 (2)7,175 words
- 19.Appendix: To Preface and Introduction4,712 words