title: Feathercap: A Fable of Truth and Fancy
author:  Stifyn Emrys 
description: Stifyn Emrys is a journalist and educator who has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language. He has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects, and his first book, The Gospel of the Phoenix, was published in the summer of 2012. He lives on Californias Central Coast with his wife (also an author), stepson, cat and dog. He has written educational material for children, but this is his first childrens book. Other books by the author, all published in 2012: "The Gospel of the Phoenix: Another Revelation of Jesus" "Requiem for a Phantom God" "The Phoenix Principle: Pagan Birthright of the Christian God" "Undefeated: Overcoming Prejudice with Grace and Courage"
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  The History of Fulk Fitz-Warine  
    
  
  
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  # The History of Fulk Fitz-Warine
  
  
  ### translated by Alice Kemp-Welch
  
  
  
  
  
  This page copyright © 2001 Blackmask Online.
  
  
  
  
  
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  In the time of April and May, when once again the meadows and the
  
  
  pastures become green, and all living things renew their virtue and
  
  
  beauty and strength, and the hills and the valleys resound with the sweet
  
  
  warble of the birds, and, by reason of the beauty of the weather and of
  
  
  the season, all hearts are uplifted and made glad, then is it meet that we
  
  
  should call to remembrance the adventures and the brave deeds of our
  
  
  ancestors, who made endeavour to seek honour in loyalty, and to relate
  
  
  such things as should be profitable to many.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Good sirs, of old have you heard tell how that William the Bastard,
  
  
  the Duke of Normandy, came, with a great host, and 