Heroic Dreams - All Things Medieval

 I have a friend who is a very serious collector of rare and expensive books. He has a real passion for Hemingway and Poe. But he has a lot of other interesting things and knowing that I am a big fan of the Middle Ages and all things medieval he gave me an old copy of Bulfinch’s Age of Chivalry or King Arthur and his Knights.

It is a beautiful hardcover book published in 1900 and it is full of great stories and beautiful pictures and prints. It is one of those old books that has the the thin sheet of paper against each picture.

This book isn’t of any real monetary value but it is of enormous value to anyone who truly enjoys anything mythical or king arthur.

A little About Bulfinch

He was a 19th Century art loving bank clerk and his goal was to bring fable and myth to the common people. He did this with wonderful writing and beautiful illustration. He covered a lot of mythology from the Ancient greeks and romans to camelot and his books have been updated, republished, re-done for over a century now and there are many versions of his books available. He was kind of the common man’s Joseph Campbell of the 19th Century.

If you are a fan of all things medieval you might want to take a look at some of these books; they are simply enchanting!

The Illustrated Bulfinch’s Mythology: Legends of Charlemagne, the Age of Chivalry, the Age of Fable (Illustrated Bulfinch’s Mythology)

There are many Bulfinch books and I have put together an Amazon.com Store of Bulfinch books for you to take a look at without leaving this site:

The Castle Fiction Store:Bulfinch Books from Amazon.com

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