The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6) by James Gairdner
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"The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6)" by James Gairdner is a collection of correspondence edited and published in 1904. This volume presents letters exchanged between members of the Norfolk Paston family and their associates during the Wars of the Roses and early Tudor period. The collection offers intimate glimpses into English gentry life, political intrigue, and family affairs across nearly a century of tumult. These documents also capture the
English language mid-transformation, preserving the transition from Middle to Early Modern English during the Great Vowel Shift. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Gairdner, James, 1828-1912 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paston_Letters |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (archive.org/details/toronto) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 -- Sources |
| Subject | English letters |
| Subject | Paston family -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Sources |
| Subject | Letter writing -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 -- Sources |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Sources |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 42239 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-42239-8 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1017 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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