Beltane the Smith

Jeffery Farnol

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• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
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• Langue: English

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Title: Beltane The Smith
Author: Jeffery Farnol
Release Date: November 12, 2003 [EBook #10064]
[Date last updated: March 18, 2004]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG
EBOOK BELTANE THE SMITH ***
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ginny Brewer and
PG Distributed ProofreadersBELTANE THE SMITH
BY
JEFFERY FARNOL
AUTHOR OF "THE BROAD HIGHWAY," "THE
AMATEUR GENTLEMAN," ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR E. BECHER
TO
FREDERICK HUGHSON HAWLEY
TO WHOM BELTANE IS NO STRANGER I
DEDICATE THIS ROMANCE
Jeffery FarnolLondon, August, 1915.
CONTENTS
I HOW BELTANE LIVED WITHIN THE
GREENWOOD
II HOW BELTANE HAD WORD WITH THE DUKE,
BLACK IVO
III HOW LOVE CAME TO BELTANE IN THE
GREENWOOD
IV OF THE LOVE AND THE GRIEF OF HELEN
THE PROUD
V WHICH TELLS OF THE STORY OF AMBROSE
THE HERMIT
VI HOW BELTANE FARED FORTH OF THE
GREEN
VII HOW BELTANE TALKED WITH ONE HIGHT
GILES BRABBLECOMBE, WHO WAS A
NOTABLE AND LEARNED ARCHER
VIII HOW BELTANE HELD DISCOURSE WITH A
BLACK FRIARIX WHEREIN IS SOME ACCOUNT OF THE
PHILOSOPHY OF FOLLY AND THE WISDOM OF
A FOOL
X HOW BELTANE MADE COMRADE ONE
BLACK ROGER THAT WAS A HANGMAN
XI WHICH TELLS HOW THREE MIGHTY MEN
SWARE FEALTY TO BELTANE: AND HOW
GOOD FRIAR MARTIN DIGGED A GRAVE IN
THE WILD
XII WHICH TELLS HOW DUKE IVO'S GREAT
GALLOWS CEASED TO BE
XIII HOW THEY BRAKE OPE THE DUNGEON OF
BELSAYE
XIV HOW BELTANE CAME NIGH TO DEATH
XV HOW BELTANE HAD WORD WITH
PERTOLEPE THE RED, AND HOW THEY LEFT
HIM IN THE FOREST
XVI OF THE RUEFUL KNIGHT OF THE BURNING
HEART
XVII OF THE AMBUSHMENT NEAR THORNABY
MILLXVIII HOW BELTANE MET SIR GILLES OF
BRANDONMERE
XIX CONCERNING THE EYES OF A NUN
XX HOW BELTANE PLIGHTED HIS TROTH IN
THE GREEN
XXI OF THE TALE OF GODRIC THE HUNTSMAN
XXII CONCERNING THE WILES OF WINFRIDA
THE FAIR
XXIII OF THE HUMILITY OF HELEN THE PROUD
XXIV OF WHAT BEFELL AT BLAEN
XXV HOW BELTANE BECAME CAPTIVE TO SIR
PERTOLEPE
XXVI OF THE HORRORS OF GARTHLAXTON
KEEP, AND HOW A DEVIL ENTERED INTO
BELTANE
XXVII HOW BELTANE TOOK TO THE WILD-
WOOD
XXVIII OF THE PLACE OF REFUGE WITHIN THE
GREENXXIX HOW BELTANE SLEW TOSTIG AND
SPAKE WITH THE WILD MEN
XXX HOW THEY SMOTE GARTHLAXTON
XXXI HOW GILES MADE A MERRY SONG
XXXII HOW BELTANE MET WITH A YOUTHFUL
KNIGHT
XXXIII HOW BELTANE HAD NEWS OF ONE
THAT WAS A NOTABLE PARDONER
XXXIV HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE
XXXV HOW GUI OF ALLERDALE CEASED
FROM EVIL
XXXVI HOW THE FOLK OF BELSAYE TOWN
MADE THEM AN END OF TYRANNY
XXXVII HOW THEY LEFT BELSAYE
XXXVIII OF BELTANE'S BLACK AND EVIL
MOOD, AND HOW HE FELL IN WITH THE
WITCH OF HANGSTONE WASTE
XXXIX HOW BELTANE FOUGHT FOR ONE
MELLENT THAT WAS A WITCHXL FURTHER CONCERNING THE MAID
MELLENT; AND OF THE HUE AND CRY
XLI HOW THEY RODE INTO THE WILDERNESS
XLII HOW BELTANE DREAMED IN THE WILD-
WOOD
XLIII HOW BELTANE KNEW GREAT HUMILITY
XLIV HOW A MADNESS CAME UPON BELTANE
IN THE WILD-WOOD
XLV HOW BLACK ROGER TAUGHT BELTANE
GREAT WISDOM
XLVI HOW BLACK ROGER PRAYED IN THE
DAWN: AND HOW HIS PRAYERS WERE
ANSWERED
XLVII HOW BELTANE SWARE AN OATH
XLVIII HOW BELTANE SET OUT FOR
HANGSTONE WASTE
XLIX HOW BELTANE FOUND PEACE AND A
GREAT SORROWL TELLETH HOW BELTANE WENT FORTH TO
HIS DUTY
LI HOW BLACK ROGER WON TO FULLER
MANHOOD
LII HOW THEY HAD NEWS OF WALKYN
LIII OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH
LIV HOW BELTANE FOUGHT WITH A DOUGHTY
STRANGER
LV HOW THEY MARCHED FOR WINISFARNE
LVI WHAT THEY FOUND AT WINISFARNE
LVII TELLETH OF THE ONFALL AT BRAND
LVIII HOW BELTANE HAD SPEECH WITH THE
ABBESS
LIX TELLETH HOW SIR BENEDICT WENT A-
FISHING
LX TELLETH HOW THEY MARCHED FROM THE
VALLEY OF BRAND
LXI HOW THE FOREST FOUGHT FOR THEMLXII HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE FOR THE
THIRD TIME
LXIII TELLETH SOMEWHAT OF THE WOES OF
GILES O' THE BOW
LXIV HOW GILES CURSED BELSAYE OUR OF
HER FEAR
LXV TELLETH OF ROSES
LXVI CONCERNING A BLUE CAMLET CLOAK
LXVII TELLETH WHAT BEFELL IN THE REEVE'S
GARDEN
LXVIII FRIAR MARTIN'S DYING PROPHECY
LXIX HOW AT LAST THEY CAME TO
PENTAVALON CITY
LXX WHICH SPEAKETH FOR ITSELF
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Thus Helen the Proud, the Beautiful, yielded her
lips to his