{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-chevalier-william-gilmore-simms-9781611173703","title":"The Life of the Chevalier Bayard: The Good Knight, Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimms wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Chevalier Bayard\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of the late-medieval French knight, to serve as an archetype of virtue for Americans. Early reviews of Bayard were largely positive, commending the biography's unpretentious and smooth readability; \u003ci\u003eThe New York Evening Post \u003c\/i\u003epraised Simms's skill in writing dramatic biography. A February 1848 letter to Duyckinck addresses this dramatic component, as Simms indicated that the temptation was strong to write more \"blood and thunder\" episodes due to Bayard's military achievements and exploits; he ultimately concluded that such an indulgence would impair the biographical integrity. As late as 1935, historian Edward H. O'Neil considered it the best of Simms's biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Gilmore Simms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611173701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611173703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.01d","brand":"William Gilmore Simms","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453817401599,"sku":"9781611173703","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_258c9c75-c663-40ae-b024-99e6d36f3805.jpg?v=1777302476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-the-chevalier-william-gilmore-simms-9781611173703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}