Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach by Christopher Hare, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Christopher Hare ISBN: 9781465561374
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: July 29, 2009
Imprint: Library of Alexandria Language: English
Author: Christopher Hare
ISBN: 9781465561374
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: July 29, 2009
Imprint: Library of Alexandria
Language: English

That courtesy title which flies to the mind whenever the name Bayard is mentioned—"The Good Knight without Fear and without Reproach"—is no fancy name bestowed by modern admirers, but was elicited by the hero's merits in his own day and from his own people. The most valuable chronicle of the Good Knight's life and deeds was written with charming simplicity by a faithful follower, who, in single-hearted devotion to his beloved master's fame, took no thought for himself, but blotted out his own identity, content to remain for all time a nameless shadow—merely the LOYAL SERVITOR. It is from his record that the incidents in the following pages are retold. The "Loyal Servitor" is now believed from recent research to have been Jacques de Mailles, his intimate friend and companion-at-arms, probably his secretary. He certainly learnt from Bayard himself the story of his early years, which he tells so delightfully, and he writes with the most minute detail about the later events which happened in his presence, and the warlike encounters in which he himself took part; and a most vivid and interesting account he makes of it. In an ancient catalogue of the Mazarine Library, his book is first set down as the Histoire du Chevalier Bayard, par Jacques de Mailles, Paris, in 4to, 1514 (probably a mistake for 1524). The better-known edition, with only the name of the "Loyal Servitor," was published in 1527, under the title of THE VERY JOYFUL AND VERY DELIGHTFUL HISTORY OF THE LIFE, THE HEROIC DEEDS, THE TRIUMPHS AND THE VALOUR OF THE GOOD KNIGHT WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH BAYARD

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

That courtesy title which flies to the mind whenever the name Bayard is mentioned—"The Good Knight without Fear and without Reproach"—is no fancy name bestowed by modern admirers, but was elicited by the hero's merits in his own day and from his own people. The most valuable chronicle of the Good Knight's life and deeds was written with charming simplicity by a faithful follower, who, in single-hearted devotion to his beloved master's fame, took no thought for himself, but blotted out his own identity, content to remain for all time a nameless shadow—merely the LOYAL SERVITOR. It is from his record that the incidents in the following pages are retold. The "Loyal Servitor" is now believed from recent research to have been Jacques de Mailles, his intimate friend and companion-at-arms, probably his secretary. He certainly learnt from Bayard himself the story of his early years, which he tells so delightfully, and he writes with the most minute detail about the later events which happened in his presence, and the warlike encounters in which he himself took part; and a most vivid and interesting account he makes of it. In an ancient catalogue of the Mazarine Library, his book is first set down as the Histoire du Chevalier Bayard, par Jacques de Mailles, Paris, in 4to, 1514 (probably a mistake for 1524). The better-known edition, with only the name of the "Loyal Servitor," was published in 1527, under the title of THE VERY JOYFUL AND VERY DELIGHTFUL HISTORY OF THE LIFE, THE HEROIC DEEDS, THE TRIUMPHS AND THE VALOUR OF THE GOOD KNIGHT WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH BAYARD

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Dorothy on a House Boat by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Gold by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Middy and Ensign by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Hymns of the Atharva-Veda by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Clara Maynard, The True and the False: A Tale of the Times by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book The Allen House by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Dr. Adriaan by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Punch Among the Planets by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book The Doctor of Pimlico: Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Manners, Customs and Observances by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Contes D'Andersen by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Diggers in the Earth by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Devil's Cargo by Christopher Hare
Cover of the book Des Grieux: The Prelude to Teleny by Christopher Hare
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy