There is an old myth of a hero who renewed his strength each time he touched the earth, and finally was overcome by being raised in the air and crushed. Whether or not the Angles risked a like fate as they raised themselves away from the primitive virtues that had been their life and strength, no one can tell; but it has been well said that when Northern blood mingled with English blood at the time of the Danish Conquest, the Anglo-Saxon race touched the earth again.
The Ward of King Canute: A Romance of the Danish Conquest – Ottilie A. Liljencrantz 1903 | 1st Edition
$30.00
- Author:
Ottilie A. Liljencrantz - Publisher:
A. C. McClurg & Co, NY, 1903 - Binding:
Hardcover - Condition:
Very Good - Size:
8vo - Attributes:
First Edition, Illustrated
First edition, first printing. Decorated Art Nouveau green cloth. Binding tight, deckle edges, internally fine, unmarked. 6 full-page colour plates and decorations by Troy & Margaret West Kinney. Very Good.
