The legends of King Arthur and his knights

Knowles James Sir 1831-1908

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 28
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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PUBLIC LIBRARY
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THE
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
PRESENTED BY
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THE LEGENDS
OF
ARTHURKING
KNIGHTSAND HISTHE LEGENDS
OF
KING ARTHUR
AND HIS KNIGHTS
COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY
KNOWLESJAMES
T.
(J- K.)
A the flower of Men"glorious company,
TENNYSON
EIGHTH EDITION
LONDON
FREDERICK WARNE AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1895
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.CO
PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION
HE Publishers have asked me to
authorise a new in own
edition, my
of this little book nowname, long
out of which was writtenprint by
me theunderthirty-five years ago
T.initials K.].
In to their I wish to that therequestacceding say
as is a word-for-wordbook now published merely reprint
of effort to to the Arthurhelp popularisemy early
legends.
an ofIt is little else than Sir Thomasabridgment
version of them as Caxton with aprintedMalory's by
from offew additions Monmouth and otherGeoffrey
sources and an endeavour to the tales
arrange many
into a more or less consecutive
story.
The chief came to me from itwhich andpleasure was,
that it for me a and intimate
is, long acquaintancebegan
with Lord to his ITennyson, whom, by permission,
dedicated it before I was known to him.
personally
KNOWLES.JAMESTO
ALFRED D.C.L.TENNYSON,
POET LAUREATE
THIS ATTEMPT AT A POPULAR VERSION OF
THE ARTHUR LEGENDS
IS BY HIS PERMISSION DEDICATED
AAS TRIBUTE
OF THE SINCEREST AND WARMEST RESPECT
[1862]
: .*:::.-.*. ;:
. . .... .
i . -,'' .......