Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book IBOOK IReading editionChapter navigation26 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…BOOK IINTRODUCTIONKEY TO THE ALLEGORY IN BOOK ILETTER TO SIR WALTER RALEIGHSIR WALTER RALEIGH, KNIGHT.SIR WALTER RALEIGH,EMPERESSEELIZABETHQueen of England, Fraunce and Ireland, and of Virginia, Defender of the Faith etc.EDMVND SPENSERTHE FAERIE QUEENETHE LEGENDE OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSETHE LEGENDE OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSE (continued 2)CANTO ICANTO IICANTO IIICANTO IVCANTO VCANTO VICANTO VIICANTO VIIICANTO IXCANTO XCANTO XICANTO XIIGLOSSARYBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Book 1 — INTRODUCTIONAll chapters and sections (26)Books1Book 1 · Other sectionsINTRODUCTIONBook 1 · Books1Book 1 · Other sectionsLETTER TO SIR WALTER RALEIGHSIR WALTER RALEIGH, KNIGHT.SIR WALTER RALEIGH,EMPERESSEELIZABETHQueen of England, Fraunce and Ireland, and of Virginia, Defender of the Faith etc.EDMVND SPENSERTHE FAERIE QUEENETHE LEGENDE OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSETHE LEGENDE OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSE (continued 2)Book 1 · Sections123456789101112Book 1 · Other sectionsGLOSSARYEDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY GEORGE ARMSTRONG WAUCHOPE, M.A., Ph.D. PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGEVelut inter ignes luna minores◇New York The MacMillan Company London: MacMillan & CO., LTD. Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 19031921INTRODUCTION →