THE BOY'S KING ARTHUR SIR THOMAS MALORY'S HISTORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE EDITED FOR BOYS BY SIDNEY LANIER ILLUSTRATED BY N. C. WYETH _Copyright by Charles Scribner's Sons_ NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1929 COPYRIGHT, 1880, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS COPYRIGHT, 1908, 1922, BY MARY DAY LANIER COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS Printed in the United States of America In this edition of Mr. Lanier's classic "Boy's King Arthur" omission has been made of some minor passages and introductory matter--all the greater tales, those of Arthur, Launcelot, Tristram, Gareth, Galahad, Percival, and the Holy Grail, being retained. CONTENTS BOOK I. OF KING ARTHUR BOOK II. OF SIR LAUNCELOT DU LAKE BOOK III. OF SIR GARETH OF ORKNEY BOOK IV. OF SIR TRISTRAM BOOK V. OF SIR GALAHAD AND SIR PERCIVAL, AND THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL BOOK VI. OF THE FAIR MAID OF ASTOLAT BOOK VII. OF THE DEATH OF ARTHUR ILLUSTRATIONS And when they came to the sword that the hand held, King Arthur took it up "I am Sir Launcelot du Lake, King Ban's son of Benwick, and knight of the Round Table" And lived by fruit and such as he might get The lady Lyoness ... had the dwarf in examination "They fought with him on foot more than three hours, both before him and behind him" King Mark slew the noble knight Sir Tristram as he sat harping before his lady la Belle Isolde Sir Mador's spear brake all to pieces, but the other's spear held He rode his way with the queen unto Joyous Gard Then Sir Launcelot saw her visage, but he wept not greatly, but sighed BOOK I OF KING ARTHUR