Froissart Ballads and Other Poems

Originally published in 1847, Philip Pendleton Cooke's Froissart Ballads features tales of medieval romance, knighthood, and chivalry inspired by Jean Froissart's 14 th -century recounting of daily life. Included, too, are miscellaneous poems originally featured in a myriad of different publications. Of special note is "Florence Vane," a poem edited by Edgar Allan Poe and highly touted as Cooke's finest work. Born in 1816 in Martinsburg, Virginia (know West Virginia), Cooke was one of