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1Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

By James Knowles and Sir Thomas Malory

The Publishers have asked me to authorise a new edition, in my own name, of this little book—now long out of print—which was written by me thirty-five years ago under the initials J.T.K.<br /><br /> In acceding to their request I wish to say that the book as now published is merely a word-for-word reprint of my early effort to help to popularise the Arthur legends.<br /><br /> It is little else than an abridgment of Sir Thomas Malory’s version of them as printed by Caxton—with a few additions from Geoffrey of Monmouth and other sources—and an endeavour to arrange the many tales into a more or less consecutive story. - Summary by James Knowles

2Hunchback

By James Sheridan Knowles

In this romantic Victorian melodrama, the main characters must learn to see through the deceptive fronts that other present in order to discover their heart’s true desires. Dramatic reversals of fortune prevent Julia, a young lady from the country and her guardian, the embittered Master Walter, from finding happiness and love. (Summary by Kelly Taylor ) <BR><BR>Cast List<BR><BR> Julia <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13852"> Kelly S. Taylor </a><br> Helen <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15373"> Wendy Katz Hiller</a><br> Master Walter <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980"> Wayne Cooke </a><br> Thomas Clifford <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15178"> Andrew Latheron </a><br> Modus <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14426"> Andrew James</a><br> Fathom <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577"> Adrian Stephens</a><br> Rochedale <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170"> Alan Mapstone </a><br> Lord Tinsel <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754"> ToddHW </a><br> Master Heartwell <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16205"> James R. Hedrick </a><br> Gaylove <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16305"> MotleyMoose </a><br> Simpson <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011"> Greg Giordano </a><br> Stephen <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011"> Greg Giordano </a><br> Williams <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011"> Greg Giordano </a><br> Thomas <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425"> Larry Wilson </a><br> Holdwell <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425"> Larry Wilson </a><br> First Female Attendant <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026"> Michele Eaton </a><br> Second Female Attendant <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13904"> Hannah Dormor </a><br> Waiter <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14626"> Rebecca Brown </a><br> Servant <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16463"> Jake Malizia </a><br> Stage Directions <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15580"> Joanna Michal Hoyt </a><br>

3Love Chase

By James Sheridan Knowles

In this romantic comedy from 1837, three sets of mismatched lovers bicker, woo, spar, and scheme on their way to matrimonial bliss. James Sheridan Knowles, a cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, seems to take a great deal of inspiration from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The humor of the piece derives from witty banter and miscommunication as the couples engage in their “steeple-chase of love.” Who will end up at the altar with who? - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor <BR><BR>Cast List<BR><BR> Sir William Fondlove <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705"> Algy Pug </a><br> Waller <a> Alan Mapstone </a><br> Wildrake <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15178"> Andrew Latheron </a><br> Trueworth <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577"> Adrian Stephens </a><br> Neville <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789"> Tomas Peter</a><br> Humphreys <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754"> ToddHW </a><br> Lash <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789"> Tomas Peter</a><br> Chargewell <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980"> Wayne Cooke </a><br> George <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14540">Andrew Gaunce </a><br> Widow Green <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15373"> Wendy Katz Hiller</a><br> Constance <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13852">Kelly S. Taylor </a><br> Lydia <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13717"> Matea Bracic</a><br> Alice <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16957"> Dawn Sutton </a><br> Phœbe <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3776"> Bethany Baldwin </a><br> Amelia <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15580"> Joanna Michal Hoyt </a><br> First lawyer <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754"> ToddHW </a><br> First Lady <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13661"> Lynette Caulkins </a><br> Servant <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980"> Wayne Cooke </a><br> Stage Directions <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16205"> James R. Hedrick </a><br>

4Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics

By Frederic Lawrence Knowles

This collection of roughly 150 poems written by American poets was compiled by Knowles because, in his estimation "It would seem that the time has come, in the course of our national literature, for proving all things and holding fast that which is good." (quote from the Preface) It is not intended to be a compilation of well known works by American poets, but rather an act of preserving the verses compiled. - Summary by Kristin hand