The Book of Romance

Abstract

Contains nineteen stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children. Includes stories about King Arthur, Charlemagne, William of Orange, and Robin Hood. Edited by Andrew Lang. Illustrator: H.J. Ford. It contains stories: "The Drawing of the Sword" "The Questing Beast" "The Sword Excalibur" "The Story of Sir Balin" "How the Round Table began" "The Passing of Merlin" "How Morgan Le Fay tried to kill King Arthur" "What Beaumains asked of the King" "The Quest of the Holy Graal" "The Fight for the Queen" "The Fair Maid of Astolat" "Lancelot and Guenevere" "The End of it All" "The Battle of Roncevalles" "The Pursuit of Diarmid" "Some Adventures of William Short Nose" "Wayland the Smith" "The Story of Robin Hood" "The Story of Grettir the Strong"