Abraham Finch (ca. 1585-ca. 1642) and his three sons immigrated to America with the "Winthrop Fleet" in 1730 and settled first at Watertown, Massachusetts. He died at Weathersfield, Connecticut. Record lists children and grandchildren of each generation but chiefly follows line of descent to the author, Shirley Neta Finch. She was born in 1927 at Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Richard Bernard Finch (1904-1977) and Hilda Wesley Wallace Finch (1910-1980). She married Bruce Clifton Martin in 1946.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.