The Greatest World Classics Retold for Children. Гарриет Бичер-Стоу
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A Guide to Pronunciation
| ā | as in āle | ē | as in ēve | +o] | as in [+o]bey´ |
| ă | as in ădd | +e] | as in [+e]vent´ | ŏ | as in ŏdd |
| ă | as in finăl | ĕ | as in ĕnd | ô | as in lôrd |
| ȧ | as in ȧsk | ẽ | as in hẽr | ŭ | as in ŭp |
| ȧ | as in sofȧ | ī | as in īce | ŭ | as in circŭs |
| ä | as in ärm | ĭ | as in ĭt | ṳ | as in rṳde |
| a̤ | as in a̤ll | ō | as in ōld | ȳ | as in flȳ |
Silent letters are italicized.
Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table
(Andrew Lang)
PART I. THE DRAWING OF THE SWORD.
WHAT BEAUMAINS ASKED OF THE KING.
HOW MORGAN LE FAY TRIED TO KILL KING ARTHUR.
PART II. THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAAL.
I. How the King went on Pilgrimage and his Squire was slain in a Dream.
II. The Coming of the Holy Graal.
III. The Adventure of Sir Galahad.
IV. How Sir Lancelot saw a Vision, and repented of his Sins.
V. The Adventure of Sir Percivale.
VI. An Adventure of Sir Lancelot.
VII. An Adventure of Sir Gawaine.
VIII. The Adventure of Sir Bors.
X. Sir Lancelot meets Sir Galahad, and they part for Ever.
XI. How Sir Galahad found the Graal and died of that Finding.
PART III. THE FIGHT FOR THE QUEEN.
PART IV. LANCELOT AND GUENEVERE.
INTRODUCTION
The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were the people who occupied Britain at the time when the history of the country opens, and a few words are necessary to explain why the characters in the stories act and speak as though they belonged to a later age.
It is believed that King Arthur lived in the sixth century, just after