Publisher's Synopsis
""The Legend of Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak and Their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere"" is a novel written by Charles De Coster. The book tells the story of two friends, Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, who embark on a series of adventures in Flanders and other parts of the world. The novel is set during the time of the Spanish Inquisition and the Dutch Revolt, and the two friends become involved in the resistance against the Spanish oppressors. The book is a mixture of historical fiction, adventure, and satire, and it explores themes of freedom, justice, and resistance against tyranny. The characters of Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak are based on traditional Flemish folk heroes, and the book has become a classic of Belgian literature.1922. The Legend of Ulenspiegel is not one of the �������fake������� romances which have been put forward of late by English and American writers. It is a modern, not a medieval, masterpiece, and makes no pretension to antiquity. But no help is vouchsafed to the foreign reader in the body of it, and it would be to expect too much from an English public to presume that the nature and history of this extraordinary work are universally familiar.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
