Gesta Romanorum : entertaining stories invented by the monks as a fire-side recreation and commonly applied in their discourses from the pulpit, whence the most celebrated of our own poets and others have extracted their plots / translated by Charles Swan ; with a preface by E. A. Baker

Swan, Charles

Published by London, New York : G. Routledge & Sons ; E. P. Dutton & Co, 1924

About this Item

Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Suggested date of publication. Series: Broadway translations. Physical description: xx, 472 p. ; 23 cm. Title page printed in red and black. Includes bibliographical references. English translation of the Latin original. Subjects: Didactic literature. Latin - literature ; Translations into English. Literature and morals. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gesta Romanorum : entertaining stories invented by the monks as a fire-side recreation and commonly applied in their discourses from the pulpit, whence the most celebrated of our own poets and others have extracted their plots / translated by Charles Swan ; with a preface by E. A. Baker
• Publisher: London, New York : G. Routledge & Sons ; E. P. Dutton & Co
• Publication Date: 1924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms