
"'I SING OF DEATH'" Painting by Howard Pyle
By - James Branch Cabell
TO Anne Branch Cabell - "AINSI À VOUS, MADAME, À MA TRÈS HAULTE ET TRÈS NOBLE DAME, À QUI J'AYME À DEVOIR ATTACHEMENT ET OBÉISSANCE, J'ENVOYE CE LIVRET."
Precautional
Illustrations
The Prologue
Chivalry
The Prologue - À sa Dame
I. The Story of the Sestina
The Story of the Sestina
Step into a world where honor, faith, and devotion to a lady shape every action of a knight. This collection gathers medieval stories, once whispered in courtly halls and now revived with lively illustrations, to show how the ideal of chivalry guided both grand deeds and everyday choices. The narrator, a self‑conscious chronicler from the 15th‑century Burgundian court, offers candid notes on the biases and liberties taken in retelling these age‑old episodes.
Through vivid scenes of tournaments, daring rescues, and the uneasy balance between mercy and vengeance, listeners glimpse the fragile line between noble conduct and human frailty. The tales capture the spirit of an era when a gentleman’s duty to God, honor, and beloved was taken as an unquestioned oath. As the stories unfold, the listener is invited to reflect on how those timeless values still echo in the modern imagination.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (319K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Al Haines
Release date
Aug 26, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1879–1958
Best remembered for the witty and controversial Jurgen, he brought fantasy, satire, and old-world elegance together in a style that felt both playful and sly. His fiction built whole mythic landscapes while keeping one eye on human vanity and desire.
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