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The books in this section are usually hardcover and in decent shape, though we'll sometimes offer hard-to-find books in lesser condition at a reduced price. Though we often put images of the book with their original dust jackets, the copies here won't always (or even often) have them. If that is important to you, please call ahead or say so in the order comments!
From the preface:
Almost every nation has at least one hero of the olden time. The English have Beowulf, Arthur, and Robin Hood; the French have Charlemagne and his knights; the Spanish, the Cid; the Germans, Siegfried; the Scandinavians, Frithiof. Of course, people's notions of what makes a great man have changed a good deal since the early days. When we hear that a man is a hero, we do not ask now, "How many dragons has he killed?" or, "Did he ever dive to the bottom of the ocean to do battle with a sea-monster?" We expect our heroes of to-day to perform quite different exploits from these; but in several respects they and the noblest champions of old are alike; they are fearless in war, gentle in peace, kind to those who are in need of help, faithful to those to whom they owe allegiance, and they are ever sincere, upright, honorable, truthful, and unselfish.
CONTENTS:
- TO THE CHILDREN
- HEROES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
- BEOWULF – John Gibb
- ARTHUR IS CHOSEN KING AND GETS HIS SWORD EXCALIBUR – Thomas Malory
- THE INSTITUTION OF THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAI L– Thomas Malory
- SIR BORS AND SIR LIONEL – Thomas Malory
- LAUNCELOT AND ELAINE – Thomas Malory
- THE DEATH OF KING ARTHUR – Thomas Malory
- OWAIN AND THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN – Thomas Bulfinch
- PWYLL AND THE GAME OF BADGER IN THE BAG – Thomas Bulfinch
- MANAWYDDAN AND THE SEVEN ENCHANTED CANTREVS – Thomas Bulfinch
- ROBIN HOOD AND THE SORROWFUL KNIGHT – Adapted by W. C. Hazlitt
- ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER – Eva March Tappan
- SCANDINAVIAN AND DANISH HEROES
- THE STORY OF FRITHIOF – Julia Goddard
- HAVELOK – George W. Cox and E. H. Jones
- HEROES OF FRANCE
- HOW RALPH, THE CHARCOAL-BURNER, ENTERTAINED KING CHARLES, AND AFTERWARDS WENT TO COURT – Alfred J. Church
- HOW FIERABRAS DEFIED KING CHARLES – Alfred J. Church
- THE BATTLE AT RONCEVALS – Isabel Butler
- THE GERMAN HERO
- SIEGFRIED – Adapted by M. W. MacDowell
- THE SPANISH HERO
- RODRIGO AND THE LEPER – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE KNIGHTING OF RODRIGO – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE CID IS DRIVEN INTO BANISHMENT – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE CID COMES TO THE AID OF HIS KING – Adapted by Robert Southey
- HOW THE CID MADE A COWARD INTO A BRAVE MAN – Adapted by Robert Southey
- HOW THE CID RULED VALENCIA – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE MARRIAGE OF THE CID'S TWO DAUGHTERS TO THE INFANTES OF CARRION – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE TRIAL BY SWORDS – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE CID'S LAST VICTORY – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE BURIAL OF THE CID – Adapted by Robert Southey
- THE PERSIAN HERO
- THE CHILDHOOD OF RUSTEM – Alfred J. Church
- THE SEVEN ADVENTURES OF RUSTEM – Alfred J. Church
- RUSTEM AND SOHRAB – Alfred J. Church
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