The Book of Romance - Hardcover

by Andrew Lang (Editor)

The Book of Romance by Andrew Lang is a collection of romantic stories and legends from various cultures around the world. The book includes tales of love and adventure from ancient Greece, medieval Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Some of the stories are well-known classics, such as the tale of Tristan and Isolde, while others are lesser-known gems. The book also features illustrations by H.J. Ford that bring the stories to life. Lang's writing style is engaging and accessible, making this book a great choice for anyone who loves romance, mythology, and folklore. Overall, The Book of Romance is a timeless collection of stories that will captivate readers of all ages.1902. While best known for his translations of classical literature and as a collector of folk and fairy tales, Lang also wrote poetry, biographies, histories, novels, literary criticisms and even children's books. Lang describes romances as a mixture of popular tales, of literary invention and of history as transmitted in legend and in his opinion are only fairy tales for grownups. This volume is a collection of Tales of the Round Table, The Battle of Roncevalles, The Pursuit of Diarmid, Some Adventures of William Short Nose, Wayland the Smith, The Story of Robin Hood and The Story of Grettir the Strong. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.