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"The great paradox of King Arthur and his legend is that, although he is closely identified with British (even English) history and culture, it was texts in the French language that confirmed his status as a pan-European literary hero."
— The Arthur of the French - The Arthurian Legend in Medieval French and Occitan Literature edited by Glyn S. Burgess and Karen Pratt
Cligés by Chrétien de Troyes translated by L. J. Gardiner (prose)
The Complete Story of the Grail (Perceval + Unabridged Continuations) by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Nigel Bryant (prose)
Early French Tristan Poems translated by Norris J. Lacy and Samuel N. Rosenberg
Béroul’s Tristan
Les Folies Tristan
Eleven Old French Narrative Lays edited by Glyn S. Burgess and Leslie C. Brook
Desiré
Tyolet
Guingamor
Espine
Doon
Lecheor
Tydorel
Graelent
Melion
Nabaret
Trot
Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Dorothy Gilbert (verse)
The Fair Unknown (Le Bel Inconnu/Li Biaus Descouneus) translated by Colleen P. Donagher
Fergus of Galloway by Guillaume le Clerc translated by D. D. R. Owen
Four Arthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes translated by William W. Kibler and Carleton W. Carrol (prose)
Cligés
The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot)
The Knight with the Lion (Yvain)
The Story of the Grail (Perceval)
Appendix: The Story of the Grail Continuations
From Camelot to Joyous Guard translated by J. Neale Carman
The Girl with The Mule translated by William W. Kibler
Guingamor / Lanval / Tyolet / Bisclaveret by Marie de France translated by Jessie Weston
The High Book of the Grail (Perlesvaus) translated by Nigel Bryant
The High Book of the Grail (Perlesvaus) translated by Sebastian Evans illustrated by Jessie M. King
Interesting Romances and Novels translated by Mr. Porney
The Knight of The Cart by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Burton Raffel (verse)
The Knight of The Two Swords translated by Ross G. Arthur and Noel L. Corbett
The Knight with The Lion by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Ruth Harwood Cline (verse)
The Legend of the Grail translated by Nigel Bryant
The Marvels of Rigomer translated by Thomas E. Vesce
Melion and Biclarel - Two Old Werewolf Lays translated by Amanda Hopkins
Meraugis de Portlesguez by Raoul de Houdenc
Merlin and The Grail by Robert de Boron translated by Nigel Bryant
Perceforest translated by Nigel Bryant
Perceforest Reader translated by Nigel Bryant
Perceval: The Story of The Grail (+ Abridged Continuations) by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Nigel Bryant
Perceval: The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Burton Raffel (verse)
The Perilous Cemetery translated by Nancy B. Black (verse)
The Perilous Graveyard translated by Ross G. Arthur (prose, scan)
The Romance of Tristan (abridged Prose Tristan) translated by Renee L. Curtis
Roman de Brut by Wace translated by Eugene Mason
The Story of Silence (Le Roman de Silence) translated by Sarah Roche-Mahdi
Sir Gawain and The Lady of Lys translated by Jessie Weston
Sir Lancelot of the Lake (abridged Vulgate) translated by Lucy Allen Paton
Sir Lanval by Marie de France translated by Robert W Hanning
Three Arthurian Romances translated by Ross G. Arthur (prose, digitized)
Caradoc
The Knight with The Sword
The Perilous Graveyard
Trot / Lecheor / Nabaret translated by Glyn S. Burgess and Leslie C. Brook
Vulgate Cycle Vol. I edited by Norris J. Lacy
Introduction by E. Jane Burns
The History of The Grail translated by Carol J. Chase
The Story of Merlin translated by Rupert T. Pickens
Vulgate Cycle Vol. II edited by Norris J. Lacy
Lancelot Part I translated by Samuel N. Rosenberg
Lancelot Part II translated by Carleton W. Carroll
Lancelot Part III translated by Samuel N. Rosenberg
Vulgate Cycle Vol. III edited by Norris J. Lacy
Lancelot Part IV translated by Roberta L. Krueger
Lancelot Part V translated by William W. Kibler
Lancelot Part VI translated by Carleton W. Carroll
Vulgate Cycle Vol. IV edited by Norris J. Lacy
The Quest For The Holy Grail translated by E. Jane Burns
The Death of Arthur translated by Norris J. Lacy
The Post-Vulgate Part I introduction and translation by Marsha Asher
The Merlin Continuation
Vulgate Cycle Vol. V edited by Norris J. Lacy
The Post-Vulgate Parts I-III translated by Marsha Asher
The Merlin Continuation (end)
The Quest For The Holy Grail
The Death of Arthur
Chapter Summaries for the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles by Norris J. Lacy
Index of Proper Names by Samuel N. Rosenberg with Daniel Golembeski
Yde and Olive translated by Mounawar Abbouchi
Beaudous by Robert de Blois (with an intro in German)
Escanor by Girart d'Amiens
Floriant et Florete edited by Francisque Michel
Gliglois edited by Charles H. Livingston (with a summary in English)
Meliador Vol. I by Jean Froissart
Meliador Vol. II by Jean Froissart
Meliador Vol. III by Jean Froissart
Segurant The Knight of the Dragon edited by Emanuele Arioli