Thomas B. Costain (1885–1965)
Author of The Silver Chalice
About the Author
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Works by Thomas B. Costain
More Stories to Remember 3 copies
The Canadian History series: The white and the gold; the French regime in Canada, Century of Conflict, The Path of… (1954) 2 copies
For My Great Folly (abridged) — Author — 1 copy
More Stories to Remember 1 copy
The Magnificent Century a History of the Plantagenets; The Three Edwards; The Last Plantangenets (1962) — Author — 1 copy
Associated Works
Century of conflict;: The struggle between the French and British in colonial America (Canadian history series) (1900) — Editor — 87 copies
The path of destiny; Canada from the British conquest to home rule, 1763-1850 (1957) — Editor — 76 copies
Cavalcade of the North: An Entertaining Collection of Distinguished Writing by Canadian Authors (1958) — Introduction; Introduction Contributor — 68 copies
Best-in-Books The Silver Chalice; A King's Story; A Man Called Peter; The Day Chist Died; Kids Say the Darndest Things;… (1960) — Contributor — 8 copies
Best-in-Books Volume 33: Our Man in Havana; Heaven in Your Hand; The Three Edwards; Snoopy; And a Right Good Crew (1959) 3 copies
Reviews
I really enjoyed almost all of the stories in this collection. The different writing style were very interesting. Several were from much older timeframes than I normally encounter. I found some new authors to read and I'm sure I will be re-reading a few of the stories.
On the day after the battle of Waterloo, a number of people set up a fund, the interest on the principle being shared among the surviving investors. This device allows Costain to explore nineteenth century society and indulge in a variety of novelistic sub-genres. It was low sress to write, and gave the author a chance to show his skill level. I don't recall it as being particularly striking to an adolescent living on the canadian prairies.
The books of Thomas B. Costain, were a rare success in the USa by a Canadian Writer. This is the story of the chief financial minister of Charles VII, the King of France (r. 1422 - 1461), Jacques Coeur 1395? - 1456. Coeur was a merchant on the multi national level in the Meditteranean. He who amassed so great a fortune that he had it confiscated by the French rown. costain plays up Coeur's relationship with Agnes Sorel, the mistress of the French King Charles VII, who was aided by Joan of Arc. The love story is conventional, but as Jacques was convicted of poisoning that lady by slanderers, rather fanciful.… (more)
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The Mississippi Bubble talks about how France got a new bank ;The Mississippi Company, and offered shares in the company. Stock prices rose. And fell.
The other part of the story talks about the starting of New Orleans.
Good for illustrating the importance of paper money backed by good.