Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. I. Romances of King Arthur's Count
5. The Story of Merlin 1
6. The Sword in the Stone 13
7. Launcelot, Elaine, and Guenever 23
8. Tristan's End 45
9. II. Adventures and Escapades
10. The Story of Frithjof and Ingebjorg 63
11. Amleth's Revenge 92
12. A Knight Who Made a Bargain with a Merchant 103
13. A Story of beyond the Sea 109
14. The Cruelty of Francesco Orsini 138
15. A Night in Naples 142
16. III. Lovers' Weal and Woe
17. The Dapple-Gray Palfrey 155
18. The Lay of the Nightingale 177
19. The Falcon 181
20. IV. Wonders and Prodigies
21. The Life of Saint Brandon 187
22. The Famous History of Friar Bacon 205
23. V. Moral Tales
24. The Execrable Devices of Old Women 219
25. Of the Cunning of the Devil, and of the Secret Judgments of God 224
26. Of the Transgressions and Wounds of the Soul 227
27. Of Extreme Fear 230
28. The Marvelous Conversion of the Blessed Hildegund, Virgin 233
29. The Cleric Who Deflowered a Jewish Maiden 239
30. How the Novice Theobald Conquered His Pride 242
31. Friar Juniper 244
32. VI. Merry Tales and Salty Fictions
33. Of the Churl Who Won Paradise 259
34. A Dean and a Magician 264
35. King Ben Abit and Queen Romaquia 270
36. A Profound Judgment 273
37. The Pear Tree 275
38. Fra Cipolla 277
39. A Father's Wise Counsel 286
40. The Rustic Ambassadors 290
41. The Noble Crest 294
42. Sacchetti and the Astrologer 297
43. The Blind Man of Orvieto 300
44. The Reeve's Tale 305