The Story of Bruges

The Story of Bruges
‘I do love these ancient ruins; We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history.’ Duchess of Malfi.
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London: J. M. Dent & Co. Aldine House, 29 and 30 Bedford Street Covent Garden W.C.
1909
First Edition, July 1901. Second Edition, October 1903. Third Edition, December 1905. Fourth Edition, November 1909.
FEW great mediæval towns possess so many memorials of the past, alike in masonry and on parchment, as does ‘the ancient town of Bruges.’
They have been indited by the patience of the scribe in breviary and in charter-roll; they have been perpetuated by the art of the painter, in gold and glowing tones, in portrait and in altar-piece; they have been graven with an iron pen in wood and metal and stone; they have been handed down by word of mouth through countless generations.