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In The Court of King Arthur
by Samuel E. Lowe
Illustrations by Neil O'Keeffe
1918
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ChapterI. Allan Finds A ChampionII. Allan Goes ForthIII. A CombatIV. Allan Meets The KnightsV. Merlin's MessageVI. YosalindeVII. The TournamentVIII. Sir Tristram's ProwessIX. The Kitchen BoyX. PentecostXI. Allan Meets A StrangerXII. The Stranger And Sir LauncelotXIII. The Party DividesXIV. King Mark's Foul PlanXV. The Weasel's NestXVI. To The RescueXVII. In King Mark's CastleXVIII. The Kitchen Boy AgainXIX. On Adventure's WayXX. Gareth Battles Sir BrianXXI. Knight Of The Red LawnsXXII. Sir GalahadXXIII. The Beginning Of The QuestXXIV. In NormandyXXV. Sir Galahad Offers HelpXXVI. Lady Jeanne's StoryXXVII. Sir Launcelot ArrivesXXVIII. A RescueXXIX. Facing The EastXXX. HomewardXXXI. The Beggar And The Grail
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WHO WAS KING ARTHUR?
King Arthur, who held sway in Camelot with his Knights of theRound Table, was supposedly a king of Britain hundreds of yearsago. Most of the stories about him are probably not historicallytrue, but there was perhaps a real king named Arthur, or with aname very much like Arthur, who ruled somewhere in the island ofBritain about the sixth century.
Among the romantic spires and towers of Camelot, King Arthurheld court with his queen, Guinevere. According to tradition, hereceived mortal wounds in battling with the invading Saxons, andwas carried magically to fairyland to be brought back to health andlife. Excalibur was the name of King Arthur's sword--in fact, i