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25: 288: 196:. Tom attempts to return to Fairy Land, where Celia has given birth to his son, who will later be known as the Faerie Knight. They get within sight of the island, but a trick of the tides prevents the ship from landing. Thinking she is abandoned, Celia pins a note to her chest and drowns herself in the sea. Tom's crew recovers her body and sails back to England, where they bury her with full honors. 184:, but Arthur does not reveal his identity. Tom woos the court with his feats of martial valor, culminating with his success in England's war against Portugal. He then sets out with a company of knights on an adventure to find his parents. Tom's ship lands on an island called Fairy Land, inhabited entirely by women. Tom sleeps with the queen, 199:
Part II largely undermines the action and motifs of Part I. A dying Arthur reveals his adultery with Angellica, and Tom's parentage is revealed. When Anglitora finds out he is illegitimate, she kills him. His spirit goes on to tell the Black Knight her deed, and he in turn kills her. Both the Black
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shepherd. The shepherd raises Tom as his own, but Tom's innate nobility leads him to seek adventure as the "Red Rose Knight." He leads a life of crime before his adoptive father berates him and reveals that he was a foundling. Arthur, who realizes that Tom is his son, sends his knights
188:, but is compelled to return to his quest. He sets out, vowing to return. Back on the ship, Lancelot tells the tale of the great love between a young girl and prince Valentine of Greece. At length the ship comes to 192:'s kingdom, where Tom defends the king against a dragon before making off with his daughter Anglitora, who subsequently gives birth to the 339: 363: 167:(Earl of London)'s daughter. To conceal their adultery, Arthur and Angellica secretly send their child to be raised by Antonio, a 89: 388: 383: 61: 108: 68: 309: 193: 141: 332: 133: 75: 46: 42: 368: 358: 57: 129: 325: 181: 35: 237: 262: 136:, published in two parts in 1599 and 1607. The principal character, Tom, is a bastard son of 159:
Part I begins with the story of Tom's birth: he is the product of an illicit affair between
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Smith, Christopher (CNS) (1986) "Johnson, Richard", in: Lacy, Norris J., et al., edd.,
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and a girl named Angellica. He is the father of two other important characters, the
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Knight and the Faerie Knight end up traveling together on many adventures.
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