The Earl Printer

The Earl Printer

188 pages

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15

Not about Caxton at all, but a simple chivalry romance-by-numbers, with Caxton's Westminster workshop providing the factual setting, along with some historical characters; and the War of the Roses the historical background. A tragic ending tempered by a little Christian morality: if your life is miserable, it is only part of God's Great Plan. In the absence of happiness, have faith. Presumably there is some later reward coming for your forbearance...

April 4, 2020Report this review