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Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende
A Tale of the Times of King Arthur

Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende A Tale of the Times of King Arthur

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JAUFRY THE KNIGHT

AND THE FAIR BRUNISSENDE

A TALE OF THE TIMES OF KING ARTHUR


By Mary Lafon


Translated From The French Version by Alfred Elwes.


Illustrated With Twenty Engravings By GUSTAVE DORE


Addey And Co.

MDCCCLVI
015s

Original Size -- Medium-Size

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CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS.

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

PREFACE TO THE FRENCH VERSION.

AUTHOR'S PREFACE.


CHAPTER I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE FOREST.

CHAPTER II. ESTOUT DE VERFEIL.

CHAPTER III. THE DWARF AND THE LANCE.

CHAPTER IV. THE YEOMAN.

CHAPTER V. THE CASTLE OF THE LEPER.

CHAPTER VI. THE ORCHARD OF BRUNISSENDE.

CHAPTER VII. THE BLACK KNIGHT.

CHAPTER VIII. TAULAT DE RUGUMON.

CHAPTER X. THE GIANT.

CHAPTER XI. THE COURT OF CARLISLE.








ILLUSTRATIONS.


They reached the lofty rock, where, at the summit, they beheld the king
hanging thus helpless from the monster's horns..........Frontispiece.

"Knight," then cried Jaufry to the corpse, "it grieves me not to know
thy slayer, or whether thou wert wrong or whether right: thou now art
dead; but if I can, I even will learn why, and by whose hand".....035

"Knight," said Sir Jaufry, "thou dost press me sore"..............043

The wood and iron, for a cubit's length, pierced through the shoulder.
..................................................................053

"Good friend," he then apostrophised the knight, "the passage now may be
considered safe"..................................................054

"Halt, knight," he cried; "I'll have a word with thee"............060

A fierce wind, in passing, swept away the last memorial of the magic
work..............................................................082

Knights and burghers, minstrels, jugglers from all countries, hither
trooping came.....................................................088

His troop returned, bearing him faint and bleeding................094

"Heaven!" Sir Jaufry cried, "in thee I trust; what figure have we
here?"............................................................110

Back returned the sable knight, hissing and growling as the thunder
doth when tempests vex the air....................................111

Jaufry with Augier's daughter rode away...........................117

I leave you to surmise the games and joy which at the castle on that
day were seen.....................................................134

They sat them down in the great hall of the castle................136

He his efforts used to save her with the butt-end of his lance....140

All the train which called Sir Melyan lord escorted back in triumph
to Montbran that happy

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