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Myles Falworth was only eight years old the day a knight in black armor rode into the courtyard of his father's castle with murderous intent. Unexpectedly, it triggered a chain of events that forever changed Myles' life, culminating in an unjust accusation of treason that brought disgrace to the house of Falworth. The only hope of redeeming the family's reputation and fortunes rested on Myles' training for knighthood, so that he might challenge the king's champion and triumph in an ordeal by battle.

Set in fifteenth-century England, Men of Iron offers the finest historical fiction in the best traditions of the Knights of the Round Table and Ivanhoe. Author 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 as well as among educators, due to the author'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 can be read independently to 12- to 16-year-olds.

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Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle

1853 - 1911
American
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Men of Iron No illustrations
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Men of Iron
Reprinted in 2008 by Yesterday's Classics
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This edition is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1891.


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Men of Iron
Reprinted in 2019 by The Good and The Beautiful
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This unabridged version has updated grammar and spelling.


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Men of Iron
In this classic book that takes place in 15th-century England, Myles Farworth leaves his wrongly exiled, blind father to train for knighthood and eventually restore his family’s honor...

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