Forme of Cury was the name given by Samuel Pegge to a roll of cookery written by the Master Cooks of King Richard II of England. It is an extensive collection of medieval English recipes and is by far the most well-known medieval guide to cooking.

In 'Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times', Samuel Pegge presents a compelling exploration of historical anecdotes and curiosities from the late medieval and early modern periods. The book is characterized by its blend of meticulous scholarship and engaging prose, drawing from a rich tapestry of sources that bring to life the societal customs, governance, and everyday experiences of past centuries. Pegge's narrative style, both erudite and accessible, invites readers to reflect o...

Samuel Pegge's "Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times" is an engaging collection that delves into the often-overlooked facets of historical court life and culture in England. Structured as a series of anecdotes, Pegge employs a rich, descriptive literary style that interweaves humor with insight, inviting readers into the intrigues, ceremonies, and eccentricities that defined the medieval and Tudor courts. The work stands out not only for its engaging storytelling but also for it...

Andrew Marvell was a leading metaphysical poet, whose technical genius and scathing wit firmly establish him as a leading literary figure of the seventeenth century. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Marvell’s complete poetical works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Marvell's life and works* C...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA' ... a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN'Unlike many authors of popular historical biographies, du Maurier resembled Antonia Fraser in being an indefatigable researcher' FRANCIS KING'du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHIt wasn't until he was forty-five that Bacon's feet found the first step on that staircase, when ...

The eighteenth century man of letters Horace Walpole is accredited with writing the first Gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’, as well as producing an accomplished range of literary texts in various genres. This comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images r...

In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacular period of history in Britain.No hive can tolerate two Queens. In the fatal clash between the Protestant Queen of England and the Catholic Queen of Scots, many were determined that 'The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth'.In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacul...

The two chief diarists of the age of Charles the Second are, mutatis mutandis, not ill characterized by the remark of a wicked wit upon the brothers Austin. "John Austin," it was said, "served God and died poor: Charles Austin served the devil, and died rich. Both were clever fellows. Charles was much the cleverer of the two." Thus John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys, the former a perfect model of decorum, the latter a grievous example of indecorum, have respectively left us diaries, of which the...

THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition encapsulates a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of one of literature's most formidable figures, Samuel Johnson. This anthology not only traces Johnson's intellectual journeys and personal idiosyncrasies but does so through a mosaic of narratives that capture the spirit of 18th-century English literature. The range of literary styles, from poignant biographical accounts to rich examinations of his literary criticism, illustrates a ...

In 1773, James Boswell made a long-planned journey across the Scottish Highlands with his English friend Samuel Johnson; the two spent more than a hundred days together. Their tour of the Hebrides resulted in two books, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775), a kind of locodescriptive ethnography and Johnson's most important work between his Shakespeare edition and his Lives of the Poets. The other, Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel ...

You were both so entertained with the old stories I told you one evening lately, of what I recollected to have seen and heard from my childhood of the courts of King George the First, and of his son the Prince of Wales, afterwards George the Second, and of the latter's princess, since Queen Caroline; and you expressed such wishes that I would commit those passages (for they are scarce worthy of the title even of anecdotes) to writing, that, having no greater pleasure than to please you bot...

'I am doing your Majesty some service here, whilst I am preparing the story of your sufferings; that posterity may know by whose default the nation was even overwhelmed with calamities, and by whose virtue it was redeemed.' Clarendon's massive History has since its first publication in 1702-4 dominated our images of the English Civil War. Written by a man who for over a quarter of a century was one of the closest advisers to Charles I and Charles II, it contains a remarkably frank account ...