Dunsany's first novel, begun during WWI. It is set in Spain's Golden Age, and features the adventures of Don Rodrigues as he sets out to seek his fortune after the death of his father. There is no Dulcinea but there is a Serafina, and although no windmills, there is a forest like that of Sherwood. And some bad guys, too. - Summary by Michael Broschat
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
HOW HE MET AND SAID FAREWELL TO MINE HOST OF THE DRAGON AND KNIGHT
39:46 - Chapter 2
HOW HE HIRED A MEMORABLE SERVANT
33:55 - Chapter 3
HOW HE CAME TO THE HOUSE OF WONDER
54:47 - Chapter 4
HOW HE CAME TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SUN
42:39 - Chapter 5
HOW HE RODE IN THE TWILIGHT AND SAW SERAFINA
47:07 - Chapter 6
HOW HE SANG TO HIS MANDOLIN AND WHAT CAME OF HIS SINGING
31:08 - Chapter 7
HOW HE CAME TO SHADOW VALLEY
41:49 - Chapter 8
HOW HE TRAVELLED FAR
44:53 - Chapter 9
HOW HE WON A CASTLE IN SPAIN
36:47 - Chapter 10
HOW HE CAME BACK TO LOWLIGHT
31:52 - Chapter 11
HOW HE TURNED TO GARDENING AND HIS SWORD RESTED
39:44 - Chapter 12
THE BUILDING OF CASTLE RODRIGUEZ AND THE ENDING OF THESE CHRONICLES
24:48