Tom a Lincoln


Tom a Lincoln is a romance by the English writer Richard Johnson, published in two parts in 1599 and 1607. The principal character, Tom, is a bastard son of King Arthur and a girl named Angellica. He is the father of two other important characters, the Black Knight and the Faerie Knight.

The style has been characterized as euphuistic romance.[1]

  1. ^ Smith, Christopher (CNS) (1986) "Johnson, Richard", in: Lacy, Norris J., et al., edd., The Arthurian Encyclopedia, Peter Bedrick Books, 1986, p. 304. New Edition (2013)