Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Notes:

1. Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.

2. Minor punctuation errors have been corrected.

3. A complete list of spelling corrections and notations is located at
the end of this text.

_Edition d'Elite_

Historical Tales

The Romance of Reality

By

CHARLES MORRIS

_Author of "Half-Hours with the Best American Authors," "Tales
from the Dramatists," etc._

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES

Volume XIV

King Arthur

2

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON

Copyright, 1891, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.

Copyright, 1904, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.

Copyright, 1908, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.

CONTENTS TO VOLUME II.

BOOK VIII.

TRISTRAM AND ISOLDE AT JOYOUS GARD.

CHAPTER. PAGE.

I.--THE TREACHERY OF KING MARK 9

II.--HOW TRISTRAM BEFOOLED DINADAN 23

III.--ON THE ROAD TO LONAZEP 36

IV.--HOW PALAMIDES FARED AT THE RED CITY 46

V.--THE TOURNAMENT AT LONAZEP 55

VI.--THE SECOND DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT 70

VII.--THE WOES OF TWO LOVERS 83

VIII.--THE RIVALRY OF TRISTRAM AND PALAMIDES 92

BOOK IX.

THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL.

I.--THE ENCHANTED CASTLE OF KING PELLAM 117

II.--THE MARVEL OF THE FLOATING SWORD 125

III.--HOW GALAHAD GOT HIS SHIELD 141

IV.--THE TEMPTATION OF SIR PERCIVALE 155

V.--THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF SIR BORS 173

VI.--THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAGIC SHIP 195

VII.--HOW LANCELOT SAW THE SANGREAL 207

VIII.--THE DEEDS OF THE THREE CHOSEN KNIGHTS 217

BOOK X.

THE LOVE OF LANCELOT AND GUENEVER.

I.--THE POISONING OF SIR PATRISE 226

II.--THE LILY MAID OF ASTOLAT 239

III.--HOW ELAINE DIED FOR LOVE 251

IV.--THE CHEVALIER OF THE CART 260