urnament--War--Capture of Milan--The
duel--Bayard guards the bridge--Siege of Mezieres--Death of
Bayard.
_Sources:_
Andrews. Story of Bayard.
Greene. With spurs of gold.
Macgregor. Story of France.
_England, 15th Century._
_Reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI._
21. Prince and the pauper.
_Outline:_ Birth of Tom and the Prince--The occupants of
"Orful Court"--Tom visits the palace and changes garments
with the Prince--Tom as the "Prince of Wales"--The Prince's
experience in the school grounds--His meeting with Mr.
Canty--Flight of the Canty family--Tom and the King--Life in
the palace, death of the King--Meeting of Prince and Miles
Hendon--Miles becomes Protector to the "King of
Dreams"--Prince and the hermit--Prince as kitchenboy--Miles
finds his ward and takes him home--Sir Hugh denounces his
brother as an imposter and has him imprisoned--The
prison--Miles takes flogging for the Prince--The coronation
of the King--Appearance of the rightful King--Where is the
great seal?--"Long live the King"--Miles Hendon sits in the
presence of the King.
_Source:_
Clemens. Prince and the pauper.
STORIES FROM CHAUCER
1. Prologue.
The priest's tale. The cock and the fox.
2. The lawyer's tale. Constance.
3. The clerk's tale. Patient Griselda.
4. The knight's tale. Palamon and Arcite.
5. The franklin's tale. Dorigen.
_Sources for the story teller:_
Chaucer, Geoffrey. The student's Chaucer; ed. by Skeat.
_Adaptations:_
Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims; retold from
Chaucer and others by F.J. Harvey Darton.
This is the most attractive and complete edition of the
Chaucer stories for children. The text is freely rendered and
the author has rearranged the stories in groups. The book is
charmingly illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stories from Chaucer retold from the Canterbury
tales by J.W. McSpadden.
An excellent rendition of the Chaucer stories. The author has
followed closely Chaucer's lines and in many places has
included the original verse. This version will be found
helpful in the preparation of the ten stories that it
contains.
Canterbury chimes; or Chaucer tales retold for
children by F. Storr and H. Turner.
This collection gives the Prologue and six of the pilgrims'
stories. It follows closely the original verse, but is not as
attractive as
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