THE RED CROSS KNIGHT—
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THE COURT OF THE QUEEN 1
THE WOOD OF ERROR 4
THE KNIGHT DECEIVED BY THE MAGICIAN 8
THE KNIGHT FORSAKES UNA 12
HOLINESS FIGHTS FAITHLESS, AND MAKES FRIENDS WITH FALSE
RELIGION 15
UNA AND THE LION 17
IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY 23
THE HOUSE OF PRIDE 26
THE BATTLE FOR THE SHIELD 36
UNA AND THE WOODLAND KNIGHT 41
THE FALSE PILGRIM 43
GIANT PRIDE 47
PRINCE ARTHUR 50
THE WONDROUS BUGLE AND THE MIGHTY SHIELD 54
THE KNIGHT WITH THE HEMPEN ROPE 63
IN THE CAVE OF DESPAIR 68
HOW THE RED CROSS KNIGHT CAME TO THE HOUSE OF HOLINESS 73
THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING 79
THE LAST FIGHT 84
“EASE AFTER WAR” 86
THE GOOD SIR GUYON—
SIR GUYON MEETS THE MAGICIAN 92
FRIEND OR FOE? 96
THE STORY OF THE KNIGHT AND THE LADY 100
THE THREE SISTERS 104
BRAGGADOCHIO 108
FURY’S CAPTIVE 112
THE ANGER OF FIRE 116
THE IDLE LAKE 121
THE REALM OF PLUTO 127
THE CAVE OF MAMMON 132
THE CHAMPION OF CHIVALRY 139
THE HOUSE OF TEMPERANCE 144
THE ROCK OF REPROACH AND THE WANDERING ISLANDS 150
SEA-MONSTERS AND LAND-MONSTERS 156
THE BOWER OF BLISS 158
THE LEGEND OF BRITOMART—
HOW SIR GUYON MET A CHAMPION MIGHTIER THAN HIMSELF 167
HOW BRITOMART FOUGHT WITH SIX KNIGHTS 172
HOW IT FARED WITH BRITOMART IN CASTLE JOYOUS 177
HOW BRITOMART LOOKED INTO THE MAGIC MIRROR 181
HOW BRITOMART WENT TO THE CAVE OF THE MAGICIAN MERLIN 186
HOW BRITOMART SET FORTH ON HER QUEST 192
HOW BRITOMART CAME TO THE CASTLE OF THE CHURL MALBECCO 196
HOW BRITOMART WALKED THROUGH FIRE 200
WHAT BRITOMART SAW IN THE ENCHANTED CHAMBER 206
HOW BRITOMART RESCUED A FAIR LADY FROM A WICKED ENCHANTER 212
WHAT STRANGE MEETINGS BEFELL ON THE WAY 217
HOW SIR SATYRANE PROCLAIMED A GREAT TOURNAMENT 223
WHAT BEFELL ON THE FIRST AND SECOND DAYS OF THE TOURNAMENT 229
HOW BRITOMART DID BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN GIRDLE 234
HOW THE GOLDEN GIRDLE WAS AWARDED TO THE FALSE FLORIMELL 239
HOW SIR SCUDAMOUR CAME TO THE HOUSE OF CARE 244
HOW THE “SAVAGE KNIGHT” MET THE “KNIGHT WITH THE EBONY SPEAR” 250
HOW BRITOMART ENDED HER QUEST 255
THE SQUIRE OF LOW DEGREE—
THE GIANT WITH FLAMING EYES 260
“FOR HIS FRIEND’S SAKE” 268
THE GIANT’S DAUGHTER 274
THE ADVENTURES OF SIR ARTEGALL—
THE SWORD OF JUSTICE AND THE IRON MAN 280
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SARACEN’S BRIDGE 286
THE GIANT WITH THE SCALES 290
BORROWED PLUMES, AND THE FATE OF THE SNOWY LADY 294
HOW THE GOOD HORSE BRIGADORE KNEW HIS OWN MASTER 301
THE ADVENTURE OF THE TWO BROTHERS AND THE COFFER 305
RADIGUND, QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS 311
HOW SIR ARTEGALL THREW AWAY HIS SWORD 318
THE HOUSE OF GUILE 323
THE BATTLE OF QUEEN RADIGUND AND BRITOMART 331
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DAMSEL, THE TWO KNIGHTS, AND THE SULTAN’S
HORSES 336
THE ADVENTURE AT THE DEN OF DECEIT 345
THE ADVENTURE OF THE TYRANT GRANTORTO 352
SIR CALIDORE, KNIGHT OF COURTESY—
THE QUEST OF THE BLATANT BEAST 360
THE PROUD DISCOURTEOUS KNIGHT 369
CORIDON AND PASTORELLA 374
IN THE BRIGANDS’ DEN 381
THE BEAST WITH A THOUSAND TONGUES 389
[Illustration: A young man and woman sitting together on a bench,
holding hands.]
[Illustration: Artist carving a "List of Illustrations" onto a stone
slab.]
LIST OF
ILLUSTRATIONS
FRONTISPIECE—On the morning of the third day he slew the Dragon.
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„ List of Illustrations xxv
Arming the Knight 1
There rode into the city a fair lady 3
Rushing at his foe 6
At last they chanced to meet an old man 9
“The Lady Una has left you!” 13
Sleeping quietly in her bower 14
The two knights levelled their spears and rushed at each other 16
When she slept, he kept watch 19
He was afraid to go too near 23
Tearing off his helmet 24
With his sword he struck the lion 25
They saw in front of them a grand and beautiful building 26
High above all sat the Queen 29
The coach was drawn by an ugly and ill-matched team 33
Duessa stole secretly to the lodging of the pagan knight 37
A poor, simple pilgrim 45
The Knight tried to seize his weapons 48
The Prince carried him out of the castle 59
They saw a knight galloping towards them 65
They came to the place where Despair had his dwelling 69
The third daughter, whose name was Love 77
It was called “The City of the Great King” 81
The Red Cross Knight and Una were betrothed 87
Sir Guyon and the Black Palmer 92
He saw marching to meet him a noble Knight 93
A beautiful lady sat alone, weeping bitterly 97
An end to all her sorrow 103
They came to a Castle on a rock near the sea 105
“Yield thyself my captive!” 110
A savage man beating a handsome youth 113
“There is now coming a knight of wondrous power” 119
“Lady, you have not done right to mislead me like this” 123
He began with trembling hands to pour them through a hole into the
earth 129
“Behold what living eye has never seen before” 135
Watched over by a beautiful angel 140
The Knights soon drove them into confusion 147
The ferryman had to put forth all his strength and skill 153
A pack of wild beasts rushed forward 159
Acrasia tried to set herself free 164
Disguising themselves in poor clothes 167
Hurled from his horse 169
Britomart saw six knights 173
One of them shot a keen arrow at her 179
Britomart looked well at the figure of this Knight 184
Deep in some work of wonder 189
Glaucé, taking down the armour, dressed her in it 193
The valiant stranger was a beautiful maiden 198
The flames parted on either side 203
He rode on a ravenous lion 209
Fastened to a brazen pillar 214
They presently saw two knights in armour 219
Feeding on the dead body of a milk-white palfrey 225
Both champions were felled to the ground 231
Smote him sorely on the visor 237
Britomart showed her lovely Amoret 241
They heard the sound of many iron hammers 247
Threatening to strike 254
At last she was obliged to leave him 258
The rescue of Amoret 260
A mighty man, riding on a dromedary 265
The Giant’s daughter came one day in glee to the prison 271
He found Pœana playing on a rote 275
The Saracen’s Bridge 280
Wild beasts ... wrongfully oppressing others of their own kind 283
Sir Artegall gripped him fast by his iron collar 288
They beheld a giant on a rock, holding a pair of scales 291
Straightway the enchanted damsel vanished into nothing 299
He scourged him out of the court 303
“I helped to save her from the jaws of death” 308
In the midst of them he saw a Knight pinioned 312
He was dazzled with astonishment 320
She came to a window opening to the west 326
In the temple of Isis 333
The Sultan’s horses, like hungry hounds, cruelly chased him 342
The noise of her weeping speedily brought forth the villain 347
Artegall, with his sword Crysaor, swiftly cut off his head 359
Sir Calidore and the shepherds 360
A comely Squire, bound hand and foot to a tree 363
The Knight invited him to sit down beside them 373
He saw seated on a little hillock a beautiful maiden 375
The brigands made search to see who was slain 383
He threw his shield on him, and pinned him to the ground 391
[Illustration: A dragon flying over a rocky landscape.]