The Honorable History of Friar Bacon

A modern edition of Robert Greene's tale of love, betrayal, and magic. Prince Edward, later King Edward I of Braveheart fame, becomes infatuated with Margret, the fair maid of Fressingfield, and seeks the magic of Friar Bacon to win her to his bedchamber, but Lord Lacy, his wingman, also falls for the maid, and seeks her for his wife. While Prince Edward and his friend vie for Margret's love, Friar Bacon must entertain King Henry III and his visiting fellow potentates with a magical duel between himself and Jaques Vandermast, a German magician in the service of the Holy Roman Emperor. Devils serve at the whim of Friar Bacon. Friar Bacon's dark arts lead him to confront the darkest aspects of the human heart.