Tales of Romance
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Chapters (77)
- SLAGFID PURSUES THE WRAITH. See p. 60.
- TALES OF ROMANCE
- BASED ON TALES IN THE BOOK OF ROMANCE EDITED BY ANDREW LANG
- WITH 4 COLOURED PLATES AND 15 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS By H. J. FORD AND LANCELOT SPEED
- NEW IMPRESSION
- LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS 1919
- CONTENTS.
- The Story of Robin Hood Wayland the Smith Some Adventures of William Short Nose The Sword Excalibur How Grettir the Strong Became an Outlaw Death of Grettir the Strong
- ILLUSTRATIONS.
- COLOURED PLATES.
- Slagfid pursues the Wraith over the Mountain . . . . . . Frontispiece The Chariot of Freya Alix kisses Rainouart Arthur meets the Lady of the Lake and gets the Sword Excalibur
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
- Robin Hood's meeting with Little John The Knight repays the Four Hundred Pounds When the Sheriff saw his own vessels, his appetite went from him Friar Tuck upsets Robin Hood "There is pith in your arm," said Robin Hood Robin Hood shoots his Last Arrow The Three Women by the Stream Wayland mocked by the Queen and Banvilda The Merman warns Banvilda in vain Vivian's Last Confession The Captives—William Short Nose rides to the Rescue The Lady Alix stays the wrath of William Short Nose The Lady Gibourc with Rainouart in the Kitchen Rainouart stops the Cowards Grettir overthrows Thorir Redbeard
- THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD.
- PART I.
- PART II. THE COMING OF LITTLE JOHN.
- Robin Hood's meeting with Little John.
- PART III. LITTLE JOHN'S FIRST ADVENTURE.
- PART IV.
- The Knight repays the four hundred pounds
- PART V.
- PART VI. HOW LITTLE JOHN BECAME THE SHERIFF'S SERVANT.
- PART VII.
- When the Sheriff saw his own vessels his appetite went from him
- PART VIII. HOW ROBIN MET FRIAR TUCK.
- Friar Tuck upsets Robin Hood
- PART IX. HOW ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN FELL OUT.
- PART X.
- PART XI. HOW THE KING VISITED ROBIN HOOD.
- There is pith in your arm said Robin Hood
- PART XII. ROBIN AT COURT.
- PART XIII. THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD.
- Robin Hood shoots his last arrow
- WAYLAND THE SMITH.
- PART I.
- PART II.
- The three women by the stream
- PART III.
- PART IV.
- PART V.
- PART VI.
- PART VII.
- PART VIII.
- PART IX.
- PART X.
- Wayland mocked by the Queen and Banvilda
- PART XI.
- PART XII.
- The merman warns Banvilda in vain
- The Chariot of Freya
- SOME ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM SHORT NOSE.
- PART I.
- PART II.
- Vivian's last confession
- PART III.
- PART IV.
- The Captives—William Short-nose rides to the rescue
- PART V.
- PART VI.
- PART VII.
- The Lady Alix stays the wrath of William Shortnose
- PART VIII.
- PART IX.
- Alix kisses Rainouart
- PART X.
- PART XI.
- The Lady Gibourc with Rainouart in the kitchen
- PART XII.
- Rainouart stops the cowards
- PART XIII.
- PART XIV.
- THE SWORD EXCALIBUR
- Arthur meets the Lady of the Lake and gets the sword Excalibur
- HOW GRETTIR THE STRONG BECAME AN OUTLAW.
- I
- Grettir overthrows Thorir Redbeard
- DEATH OF GRETTIR THE STRONG.
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