Description
Set in 15th-century England, Men of Iron offers the finest historical fiction in the most efficient traditions of the Knights of the Round Table and Ivanhoe. Creator Howard Pyle, who wrote and illustrated many other classic Arthurian romances and stories of Robin Hood, blends fascinating period detail about knighthood and chivalry with a stirring coming-of-age tale. First published in 1892, this classic story remains a great favorite with young readers in addition to among educators, as a result of the Creator’s effortless way of teaching virtues such as courage, loyalty, steadfastness, and generosity. An excellent and inspiring choice to read aloud to children as young as nine, it may be read independently by 12- to 16-year-olds.