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    Dragons, Elves, and Heroes ed. Lin Carter (Ballantine, October 1969, 345-01731, 95¢, 277pp, pb, an)
        Anthology of heroic fantasy mostly from ancient writers.
    • 1 · Over the Hills and Far Away · Lin Carter · in
    • 10 · The Ogre · translated by Norma Lorre Goodrich · ex Beowulf ed. trans. by Norma Lorre Goodrich, NAL, 1961; ca. 750.
    • 30 · The High History of the Sword Gram · translated by William Morris · ex The Story of the Volsungs and Nibelungs ed. & tr. William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson, F.S. Ellis, 1870
    • 54 · Manawyddan Son of the Boundless · Kenneth Morris · ex from Book of the Three Dragons, Longmans, Green, 1930
    • 64 · Puck’s Song · Rudyard Kipling · pm Puck of Pook’s Hill by Rudyard Kipling, Macmillan, 1906
    • 67 · Barrow-Wight · Sturla Thórdarson; translated by S. Baring-Gould · ex Grettir the Outlaw by S. Baring-Gould, Blackie & Son., 1890
    • 75 · Fingal at the Siege of Carric-thura · James Macpherson · ex Fingal by James Macpherson, London, 1762
    • 83 · The Sword of Avalon · Sir Thomas Malory · ex from The Hoole Book of Kyng Arthur and of His Noble Knyghtes of the Rounde Table, William Caxton, 1485
    • 98 · Tom o’Bedlam’s Song · [uncredited] · pm 16??
    • 102 · The Last Giant of the Elder Age · translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood · ex from The Kiev Cycle, Epic Songs of Russia by trans. Isabel Florence Hapgood, Scribner's, 1886
    • 112 · The Lost Words of Power · Elias Lönnrot; translated by John Martin Crawford · ex from The Kalevala (r)
    • 125 · Wonderful Things Beyond Cathay · Sir John de Mandeville; edited by Arthur Layard · ex The Voyages and Travels of Sir John de Mandeville ed. Arthur Layard, Constable, 1895
    • 135 · Prospero Evokes the Air Spirits · William Shakespeare · ex from “The Tempest”, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies by William Shakespeare, Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623
    • 138 · The Lords of Faerie · Edmund Spenser · ex from The Faerie Queene, William Ponsonby, 1590
    • 144 · Tales of the Wisdom of the Ancients · translated by Charles Swan & Wynnard Hooper · ex Gesta Romanorum ed. Charles Swan, C. & J. Rivington, 1824
    • 160 · The Magical Palace of Darkness · Francisco de Moraes · ex from Palmerin of England, 1567
    • 178 · Rustum Against the City of Demons · Firdausi; translated by Lin Carter · ss
      a free translation by Carter of an episode from The Sháh-Námá of Firdausi, published in A.D. 1008.
    • 197 · Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came · Robert Browning · pm Men and Women by Robert Browning, 1855
    • 203 · Princess of Babylon · Voltaire · na Bladon, 1768
      translated from the French (“La Princesse de Babylon”).
    • 275 · The Horns of Elfland · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm (r)

    Golden Cities, Far ed. Lin Carter (Ballantine, October 1970, 02045-6, 95¢, xviii+299pp, pb, an)
        Collection of ancient and medieval tales, each with a separate introduction by Carter.
    • ix · Here There Be Dragons · Lin Carter · in
    • · Part 1: From the Ancient East
    • 3 · How Nefer-ka-ptah Found the Book of Thoth · Brian Brown · ex The Wisdom of the Egyptians by Brian Brown, Brentano's, 1928
      retold from the ancient Egyptian.
    • 15 · Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld · translated by Lin Carter · pm; a new translation from the Sumerian Angalta Kigalshe.
    • · Part 2: The World of the Arabian Nights
    • 29 · Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou · Antoine Galland · nv (r), uncredited.
      translated from the French (“Histoire de prince Ahmed et de la fée Pari-Banou”, Les Mille et une Nuits, Claude Barbin, 1704-1717).
    • 63 · The Talisman of Oromanes · James Ridley · nv Tales of the Genii by James Ridley, London, 1765
    • · Part 3: Medieval Lore and Legend
    • 111 · Wars of the Giants of Albion · Geoffrey of Monmouth; translated by Wayland Smith · ex; an adaptation of a 1718 translation by Aaron Thompson.
      translated from the Latin (Historia Regum Britanniae, ca. 1136).
    • 129 · Forty Singing Seamen · Alfred Noyes · pm Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems by Alfred Noyes, F.A. Stokes, 1906
    • · Part 3: The Carolingian Cycle
    • 139 · Shadowy Lord of Mommur · translated by Robert Steele · ex Huon of Bordeaux by trans. Robert Steele, George Allen, 1895; ca. 1191.
      retold by Steele from the 1540 trans. by Sir John Bourchier.
    • 169 · Olivier’s Brag · Anatole France; translated by Alfred Allinson · ss The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche, Dodd, Mead, 1909
    • · Part 4: Fabulists and Fairy Tales
    • 181 · The White Bull · Voltaire · nv 1774
    • 217 · The Yellow Dwarf · Madame d’Aulnoy · nv A Collection of Novels and Tales of the Fairies by Countess d'Anois, W. Taylor and W. Chetwood, 1721
      translated from the French (“Le nain jaune”, Contes Nouvelles ou les Fées à la Mode, 1698).
    • · Part 5: The Great Romances
    • 243 · Arcalaus the Enchanter · Vasco de Lobeira; translated by Robert Southey · ex Amadis of Gaul by trans. Robert Southey, London, 1803; ca. 1380.
    • 262 · Isle of Wonders · Vasco de Lobeira; translated by Robert Southey · ex Amadis of Gaul by trans. Robert Southey, London, 1803; ca. 1380.
    • 273 · Palace of Illusions · Ludovico Ariosto; translated by Richard Hodgens · ex
      a new prose translation from the original Italian.
    • 299 · A Concluding Word · Lin Carter · aw

    Kingdoms of Sorcery ed. Lin Carter (Doubleday, January 1976, 0-385-09975-4, $6.95, xx+218pp, hc, an, cover by John Cayea)
        Collection tracing the evolution of modern fantasy; each tale with a separate introduction by Carter.

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