The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson is part of the Medieval Society catalogue. The record identifies Clarke, Ernest, 1856-1923 [Editor], Jocelin, de Brakelond, active 1173-1215 as the credited author and preserves a link to the source edition.

Edition profile

The extracted text contains approximately 75,413 words, corresponding to an estimated 328 minutes of reading, and is divided into 10 detectable text sections. These figures describe the downloaded text file rather than a printed pagination system.

The automated text analysis reports an average sentence length of about 20.5 words and a measured lexical-diversity value of 0.102. These measurements are descriptive reading aids, not literary ratings.

Catalog context

The source record associates this edition with the following subjects: Samson, Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, 1135-1211, Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds -- History, England -- Church history -- 1066-1485, Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216. Catalog terms may reflect historical library practice and can be broader or narrower than a modern reader’s interpretation.

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