Men of Iron

Howard Pyle's Men of Iron, published in 1891, stands as a paradigmatic specimen of American historical romanticism rendered through the lens of chivalric nostalgia. The novel transports the reader to fifteenth-century England, during the reign of Henry IV, a period rife with political intrigue, feudal loyalty, and knightly valor. Through its coming-of-age narrative structure, the book follows the transformative journey of Myles Falworth, a young squire of noble but troubled lineage, as he s...