The Paston Letters, Vol. 1

The Paston Letters, Vol. 1 Synopsis

Excerpt from The Paston Letters, Vol. 1: A. D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Edited With Notes and an Introduction

The edition of these Letters published by Mr. Arber in 1872-7 5 was in three volumes. It was printed from stereotype plates, and has been reissued more than once by the Messrs. Constable with corrections, and latterly with an additional volume containing the Preface and Introduction by themselves, and a Supplement giving the full text of those newly-found letters of which the reader) had to be content with a bare catalogue in 1875. My original aim to have a complete collection of all extant Paston Letters had been defeated; and there seemed nothing for it but to let them remain even at the last in a general series, an Appendix and a Supplement. The present publishers, however, by arrangement with Messrs. Constable, were anxious to meet the wants of scholars who desired to possess the letters, now that the collee tion seems to be as complete as it is ever likely to be, in a single series, and in a more luxurious form than that in which they have hitherto appeared. I have accordingly rearranged the letters as desired - a task not altogether without its difficulties when nice chronological questions had to be weighed and the story of the Pastous in all its details had for so many years ceased to occupy a foremost place in my thoughts and I trust that the unity of the series will now give satisfaction. At the same time, the opportunity has not been lost of rectifying such errors as have been brought to my notice, which could not have been conveniently corrected in the stereotype editions.

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