Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in
dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable
characters.
Maidens, monks, and millers' sons -- in these pages, readers will
meet them all. There's Hugo, the lord's nephew, forced to prove his
manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports
her family by selling live eels; and the peasant's daughter, Mogg,
who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy
landlord. There's also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim);
Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing shepherdess;
and many more. With a deep appreciation for the period and a grand
affection for both characters and audience, Laura Amy Schlitz
creates twenty-two riveting portraits and linguistic gems equally
suited to silent reading or performance. Illustrated with
pen-and-ink drawings by Robert Byrd -- inspired by the
Munich-Nuremberg manuscript, an illuminated poem from
thirteenth-century Germany -- this witty, historically accurate,
and utterly human collection forms an exquisite bridge to the
people and places of medieval England.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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