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| Robin Hood and the Black Monk (William Sewell) | [Frontispiece] |
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| “The demon of evil, with his fierce ravening, greedily grasped them” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [4] |
| Beowulf replies haughtily to Hunferth (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [12] |
| Beowulf finds the head of Aschere (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [22] |
| Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [26] |
| The death of Beowulf (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [40] |
| The dream of the Emperor (Byam Shaw) | [46] |
| The Queen’s dilemma (Byam Shaw) | [60] |
| They filled the great vessel of silver with pure water (Byam Shaw) | [70] |
| “Havelok sat up surprised” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [78] |
| “Havelok again overthrew the porters” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [82] |
| “With great joy they fell on their knees” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [88] |
| Olaf and Sigrid (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [98] |
| Howard leaves the house of Thorbiorn (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [106] |
| “The silver rolled in all directions from his cloak” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [110] |
| “Thorbiorn lifted the huge stone” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | [116] |
| Charlemagne (Stella Langdale) | [120] |
| “Here sits Charles the King” (Byam Shaw) | [124] |
| “Ganelon rode away” (Byam Shaw) | [130] |
| “Charlemagne heard it again” (Byam Shaw) | [144] |
| Aude the Fair (Evelyn Paul) | [154] |
| “Day by day Cathleen went among them” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [162] |
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The peasant’s story (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [172] |
| “Thieves have broken into the treasure-chamber” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [176] |
| “Cathleen signed the bond” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [180] |
| “All three drove furiously towards Cruachan” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [190] |
| “Three monstrous cats were let into the room” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [192] |
| “The dragon sank towards him, opening its terrible jaws” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [196] |
| “The body of Uath arose” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [200] |
| “Go and do your own baking!” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [206] |
| “Lords, for Christ’s sake help poor Gamelyn out of prison!” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [214] |
| “Then cheer thee, Adam” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [218] |
| “Come from the seat of justice!” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [222] |
| “William continued his wonderful archery” (Patten Wilson) | [232] |
| Adam Bell writes the letter (Patten Wilson) | [234] |
| The fight at the gate (Patten Wilson) | [238] |
| William of Cloudeslee and his son (Patten Wilson) | [244] |
| “Wait for me seven years, dear wife” (Byam Shaw) | [252] |
| “The King blew a loud note on his bugle” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [268] |
| “Now you have released me from the spell completely” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | [282] |
| Queen Godhild prays ever for her son Horn (Patten Wilson) | [288] |
| Horn kills the Saracen Leader (Patten Wilson) | [298] |
| Horn and his followers disguised as minstrels (Patten Wilson) | [312] |
| “Little John caught the horse by the bridle” (Patten Wilson) | [316] |
| “I have no money worth offering” (Patten Wilson) | [320] |
| “Sir Richard knelt in courteous salutation” (Patten Wilson) | [324] |
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“Much shot the monk to the heart” (Patten Wilson) | [330] |
| “Her pleading won relief for them” (Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I.) | [334] |
| Alftruda (Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I.) | [340] |
| Hereward and the Princess (Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I.) | [344] |
| Hereward and Sigtryg (Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I.) | [348] |