Rev W. W. Skeat — A Tale of Ludlow Castle

London, Bell and Daldy, 1866 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of the Rev. Skeat's epic poem surrounding Ludlow Castle. The first edition. Very scarce work.Written by Walter William Skeat, a British philologist and Anglican deacon who was known for his impressive influence on the development of the English language in higher education. In this particular work, Skeat presents an epic poem in four cantos, set in the spectacular medieval fortification of Ludlow Castle in Shropshire. The poem is loosely based on the story of Fulke Fitzwarine, a thirteenth-century romance originally written in Old English.With forty pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to extremities and joints, with a little bumping to the spine head and tail. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with an ink inscription and one or two spots to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .