Project Gutenberg 2014-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 121 Weston, Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) 1850 1928 Weston, Jessie Laidlay Williams, Morris Meredith 1881 1973 Williams, M. Meredith Williams, Morris M. Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys" by Jessie L. Weston is a medieval romance, translated from earlier French texts and likely written during the early 20th century. This work is part of a larger collection of Arthurian tales and centers around the noble knight Sir Gawain and his adventures, particularly his quest to rescue his rightful comrade, Sir Giflet, who has been imprisoned. The story blends elements of chivalry, loyalty, and the intricacies of relationships among knights and their ladies. The opening of "Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys" introduces the court of King Arthur as the knights prepare for a grand gathering at Pentecost. The king, lost in thought about the service and honor owed to his men, decides to reward them for their loyalty. Amidst a lively atmosphere, Gawain addresses the king's melancholy, encouraging him to share his burdens. This sets the stage for Gawain's vow to find and rescue Giflet, thus embarking on an adventure that promises encounters with allies and foes. The passage highlights the camaraderie among knights and foreshadows the challenges awaiting them as they set forth toward Chastel Orguellous in pursuit of their friend. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45514/45514-h/images/cover.jpg en Arthurian romances Gawain (Legendary character) -- Romances PN Text Arthurian Legends Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 168319 168327 2024-10-19T06:53:39.961014 2023-09-19T17:43:06.062946 text/html text/html 168959 2014-04-27T11:37:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 398075 2014-04-27T11:37:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411893 2024-10-19T06:53:43.561984 application/epub+zip 409865 2024-10-19T06:53:40.768007 application/epub+zip 131601 2024-10-19T06:53:40.356984 application/epub+zip 487196 2024-10-19T06:53:45.801977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418360 2024-10-19T06:53:43.155990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170176 2022-09-20T18:23:52.046691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142116 141919 2024-10-19T06:53:39.576019 2023-09-19T17:43:05.743942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141851 2014-04-27T11:37:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52699 2014-04-27T11:37:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141843 2014-04-27T11:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52661 2014-04-27T11:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22999 2024-10-19T06:53:46.780994 application/rdf+xml 17494 2024-10-19T06:53:40.444003 image/jpeg 2661 2024-10-19T06:53:40.400005 image/jpeg 399252 2024-10-19T06:53:39.993050 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia