Chapter 10 Chapter 10 basically sets up 11, which is the story of Beowulf. In the time of Charles I, there lived a man named Sir Robert Cotton, who was an antiquary. An antiquary is someone who collects books, coins and manuscripts. His library was taken from him twice. Once, it was used for theContinue reading “English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 10 and 11”
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English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 1 and 2
So… I’ve been reading the wrong book for the past school term, and today I’m going to catch up the 13 chapters I didn’t read of the right book (thankfully much shorter than the one I wasn’t supposed to read), and narrate them (with morals, because they’re stories!). Chapter 1: The first chapter isContinue reading “English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 1 and 2”
English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 6 The chapter starts out saying the Arthur of Literature is different than the Arthur of History. The Arthur of Literature did a lot of magic stuff, that actually didn’t happen (obviously). A long time ago, some people living in France came to England, and they were believed to be the first English. AContinue reading “English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 6 and 7”
English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 8 and 9
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 tells of the story Thomas Mallory wrote about Arthur and the Sword in the Stone. Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon, but no one knew it. One day Arthur’s brother Kay was in a tournament, when Kay realized he left his sword at home. He sent Arthur to go getContinue reading “English Literature for Boys and Girls: Chapters 8 and 9”