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Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race — M. I. Ebbutt

Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race

M. I. Ebbutt

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 377 pages

A collection of retold heroic myths and legends from the British Isles, gathered for early twentieth-century readers. It draws on old tales of warriors, outlaws and wonders, including figures such as Robin Hood, and offers an inviting introduction to the storytelling traditions of the British past.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. HERO-MYTHS & LEGENDS OF THE BRITISH RACE
  2. M. I. EBBUTT M. A.
  3. PREFACE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. CHAPTER I: BEOWULF
  8. CHAPTER II: THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG
  9. CHAPTER III: THE STORY OF CONSTANTINE AND ELENE
  10. CHAPTER IV: THE COMPASSION OF CONSTANTINE
  11. CHAPTER V: HAVELOK THE DANE
  12. CHAPTER VI: HOWARD THE HALT
  13. CHAPTER VII: ROLAND, THE HERO OF EARLY FRANCE
  14. CHAPTER VIII: THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN
  15. CHAPTER IX: CUCHULAIN, THE CHAMPION OF IRELAND
  16. CHAPTER X: THE TALE OF GAMELYN
  17. CHAPTER XI: WILLIAM OF CLOUDESLEE
  18. CHAPTER XII: BLACK COLIN OF LOCH AWE
  19. CHAPTER XIII: THE MARRIAGE OF SIR GAWAYNE
  20. CHAPTER XIV: KING HORN
  21. CHAPTER XV: ROBIN HOOD
  22. CHAPTER XVI: HEREWARD THE WAKE
  23. GLOSSARY AND INDEX
  24. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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