A word of explanation -- Camelot -- King Arthur's court -- Knights of the Round Table -- Sir Dinadan and the humorist -- An inspiration -- The eclipse -- Merlin's tower -- The boss -- The tournament -- Beginnings of civilization -- The Yankee in search of adventure -- Slow torture -- Freeman -- "Defend thee, lord!" -- Sandy's tale -- Morgan Lefay -- A royal banquet -- In the queen's dungeons -- Knight-errantry as a trade -- The ogre's castle -- The pilgrims -- The holy fountain -- Restoration of the fountain -- A rival magician -- A competitive examination -- The first newspaper -- The Yankee and the king travel incognito -- Drilling the king -- The smallpox hut -- The tragedy of the manor-house -- Marco -- Dowley's humiliation -- Sixth-century political economy -- The Yankee and the king sold as slaves -- A pitiful incident -- An encounter in the dark -- An awful predicament -- Sir Launcelot [i.e., Lancelot] and knights to the rescue -- The Yankee's fight with the knights -- Three years later -- The interdict -- War! -- The battle of the sand-belt -- A postscript by Clarence -- Final P. S. by M. T.