Project Gutenberg 2006-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 340 Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) 1838 1917 Wheatley, H. B. (Henry Benjamin) The History of Sir Richard Whittington Chap-books and folk-lore tracts ... First series. Vol. 5 (of 5) Produced by Julie Barkley, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The History of Sir Richard Whittington" by Henry B. Wheatley is a historical account published in the late 19th century. This work explores the life of Sir Richard Whittington, who is famously linked to the folklore tale of "Whittington and His Cat." The text delves into the blending of historical facts with popular mythology surrounding Whittington, outlining his rise from humble beginnings to becoming the Lord Mayor of London three times. The opening of the narrative introduces the reader to the legendary yet muddled history of Sir Richard Whittington. Wheatley contextualizes Whittington's life against the backdrop of both historical information and the folk tales that have evolved over time. It discusses Whittington's supposed poor lineage, his journey to London, the misattributed legend of the Bow Bells calling him back, and the fable involving his cat, which he sold to achieve great wealth. Wheatley presents the earliest known versions of Whittington's story, emphasizing the inaccuracies in later adaptations that exaggerated his humble beginnings and the fictional elements that have overshadowed his real accomplishments, including his charitable deeds and civic contributions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore -- England Whittington, Richard, -1423 PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - British 155579 2025-06-07T13:39:54.657380 text/html 154417 2006-01-31T16:35:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 53759 2006-01-31T16:35:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136460 2025-06-07T13:40:02.236314 application/epub+zip 136625 2025-06-07T13:39:58.345353 application/epub+zip 116788 2025-06-07T13:39:56.814378 application/epub+zip 298813 2025-06-07T13:40:04.875308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279879 2025-06-07T13:40:01.304314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249219 2022-09-08T12:16:10.401414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131711 2025-06-07T13:39:54.010347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131551 2006-01-31T16:35:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50000 2006-01-31T16:35:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131543 2006-01-31T16:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49983 2006-01-31T16:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20702 2025-06-07T13:40:05.033363 application/rdf+xml 16339 2025-06-07T13:39:57.538322 image/jpeg 3749 2025-06-07T13:39:57.253323 image/jpeg 129581 2025-06-07T13:39:54.674347 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia