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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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