"Acts of Ancient Chivalry Presented in Touching Narratives Borrowed from the History of the Middle Ages" is a two-part book of the 1823 edition. It is a collection of stories on the romantic theme of the European Middle Ages, chivalry, popular in the first half of the 19th century. At this time, many similar works on medieval studies appeared in Western Europe - about the cults of knights, wandering folklore plots, courtly novels and folk culture. They are actively translated by Russian researchers and writers. Such a lover of the Gothic novel and medieval themes was N.V. Gogol.