PREFACE History has no period which makes a more vivid appeal to the youngreader than the thousand years which we call the Middle Ages. The purpose ofthis serie... » 

PREFACE History has no period which makes a more vivid appeal to the youngreader than the thousand years which we call the Middle Ages. The purpose ofthis series is to relate this fascinating and heroic past to the present bytelling the stories from the point of view of the contribution of the middleages to the world of today. The heroes gain a new importance and the stories anew meaning by this treatment..... This early works is a fascinating look atthe subject and will appeal greatly to students and teachers. Many of theearliest books particularly those dating back to 1900s and before are nowextremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classicworks in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text andartwork. «