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    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 Thousand and One Nights, Volume 12 by Antoine Galland, 1717, uncredited.; from vol. 12.
    • 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



    Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy II ed. Lin Carter (Ballantine Adult Fantasy, March 1973, 0-345-03162-8, $1.25, viii+248pp, pb, an)
    • vii · Four Worlds of Wonder · Lin Carter · in
    • 1 · The Woman in the Mirror · George MacDonald · ex from Phantastes, Smith, Elder, 1858
    • 25 · The Repairer of Reputations · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895
    • 64 · The Transmutation of Ling · Ernest Bramah · na The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Richards, 1900
    • 147 · The Lavender Dragon · Eden Phillpotts · n. Grant Richards, 1923


    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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