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)
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