The Red Romance Book by Andrew Lang and H. J. Ford
"The Red Romance Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of heroic tales and legends published in 1905. This treasury brings together legendary adventures drawn from medieval sagas and chivalric romances, featuring iconic characters like Don Quixote, El Cid, and Bevis of Hampton. From knights battling dragons to werwolves and fairy kings, these stories blend literary fantasy with historical fact. Illustrated by Henry J. Ford, the collection spans tales of honor, enchantment,
and daring quests from Europe's rich tradition of romantic adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 |
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| Illustrator | Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941 |
| Title | The Red Romance Book |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Romance_Book |
| Contents | How William of Palermo was carried off by the Werwolf -- The Disenchantment of the Werwolf -- The Slaying of Hallgerda's Husbands -- The Death of Gunnar -- Njal's Burning -- The Lady of Solace -- Una and the Lion -- How the Red Cross Knight slew the Dragon -- Amys and Amyle -- The Tale of the Cid -- The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance -- The Adventure of the Two Armies who turned out to be Flocks of Sheep -- The Adventure of the Boiling Lights -- The Helmet of Mambrino -- How Don Quixote was Enchanted while guarding the Castle -- Don Quixote's Home-coming -- The Meeting of Huon and Oberon, King of the Fairies -- How Oberon saved Huon -- Havelok and Goldborough -- Cupid and Psyche -- Sir Bevis the Strong -- Ogier the Dane -- How the Ass became a Man again -- Guy of Warwick -- How Bradamante conquered the Wizard -- The Ring of Bradamante -- The Fulfilling of the Prophecy -- The Knight of the Sun -- How the Knight of the Sun rescued his Father. |
| Credits | Thierry Alberto, Chris Curnow, Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 24624 |
| Release Date | Feb 15, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 18, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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