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Why buy the Rossignol Books edition? It is neither a photocopy nor an OCR. It is properly edited and formatted: paragraphs are justified. References to page numbers are updated for the new edition. It is Andrew Lang's translation, by common consent the most beautiful and poetic. It includes the original music for the songs. It is printed in William Morris' famous Kelmscott Press Troy Type. It includes gorgeous initials designed by William Morris. It includes fifteen beautiful illustrations, from a classic edition. There is nothing in artistic poetry quite akin to "Aucassin and Nicolete." - Andrew Lang, poet and scholar. Aucassin and Nicolette is one of the most, if not the most, beautiful love stories ever written. One may search the literature of the world and find no other romance of chivalry, no thousand-page novel, no short story, perhaps even no fairy tale that can rival this flawless gem from thirteenth century France. Let the author speak for himself: Who would list to the good lay Gladness of the captive grey? 'Tis how two young lovers met, Aucassin and Nicolete, Of the pains the lover bore And the sorrows he outwore, For the goodness and the grace, Of his love, so fair of face. Sweet the song, the story sweet, There is no man hearkens it, No man living 'neath the sun, So outwearied, so foredone, Sick and woful, worn and sad, But is heald, but is glad 'Tis so sweet. It is a very great boast, but it is true. Rossignol Books is proud to present rare medieval works in handsome yet affordable editions. Please support us by writing a review of this book after you purchase it. www.rossignolbooks.com