About “Little John of Saintré”
Little John of Saintré is a 1456 novel or romance written by Antoine de la Salle. It was his most successful work and was written when he was nearly 70 years old. The author dedicated the work to his former pupil, Jean de Calibre. An envoi in manuscript 10,057 at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris states that the work was completed at Grand Châtelet on 6 March 1455. The full title is L'Hystoire et plaisante cronicque du petit Jehan de Saintré et de la jeune dame des Belles-Cousines sans aultre nom nommer. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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