A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, (Paperback)

from nowthatsoriginal

The author begins her introduction, "The genesis of this book was a desire to find out what were the effects on society of the most lethal disaster of recorded history--that is to say, of the Black...

from wildbill

Barbara Tuchman has been one of my favorite historians since the first time I read Guns of August. I have started A Distant Mirror several times and never got very far. I started this time listenin...

from john257hopper

This is a wonderful, rich and absorbing read, covering all aspects of the 14th century in great detail. I read this deliberately fairly slowly, in order to savour it. As others have noted, the focu...

from drmarymccormack

When I was in school, I never had time to read for pleasure. I couldn't wait till Sunday morning when I would get a couple of hours to just lie in bed and read. I started this book in my last semes...

from millsge

I treasure this book and I have read it a number of times since its release. Her writing, always exceptional, is even more brilliant than usual. Her use of the history of the Sires of Coucey gives ...