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| Alphabetical List of Authors and Works | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgements to the First Edition | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition | |
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| Chronology of Events and Literary Landmarks | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Bedes Ecclesiastical History: | |
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| C�dmons Hymn | |
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| The Settlement of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes | |
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| The Life of C�dmon | |
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| Alfred: | |
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| Preface to the Translation of Gregorys Pastoral Care | |
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| Translation of Boethiuss Consolation of Philosophy | |
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| The Accounts of the Journeys of Ohthere and Wulfstan | |
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| The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: | |
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| Annal 755: Cynewulf and Cynheard | |
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| Annals 855-78: The Death of Edmund, Alfreds Battles with the Vikings | |
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| The Reign of ��elstan and The Battle of Brunanburh | |
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| The Exeter Book: | |
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| Advent Lyrics VII and VIII | |
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| The Wanderer | |
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| The Seafarer | |
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| The Whale | |
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| Deor | |
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| Wulf and Eadwacer | |
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| Exeter Book Riddles 5, 7, 12, 26, 29, 30, 43-6, 55 | |
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| The Wifes Lament | |
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| The Husbands Message | |
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| The Ruin | |
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| The Vercelli Book: | |
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| The Fates of the Apostles | |
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| Vercelli Homily X | |
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| The Dream of the Rood | |
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| �lfric: | |
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| Old English Preface to his First Series of Catholic Homilies | |
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| Homily on the Nativity of the Innocents | |
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| Old English Preface to his Lives of Saints | |
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| Passion of Saint Edmund | |
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| The Battle of Maldon | |
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| The Beowulf-Manuscript: | |
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| The Wonders of the East | |
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| Beowulf | |
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| Judith | |
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| The Junius Manuscript: | |
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| Exodus | |
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| Wulfstans Sermo Lupi ad Anglos | |
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| King Cnuts Letter to the English of 1020 | |
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| Apollonius of Tyre | |
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| The Peterborough Chronicle | |
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| The Life of Saint Margaret | |
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| The Hymns of Saint Godric | |
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| The Orrmulum | |
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| Cambridge, Trinity College B. 14.52: | |
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| Poema Morale | |
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| Trinity Homily 33 | |
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| Worcester Cathedral Library, F. 174: | |
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| The First Worcester Fragment | |
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| Hali Mei�had | |
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| Ancrene Wisse | |
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| Sumer is Icumen In | |
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| Oxford, Bodleian Library, Digby 86: | |
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| Ubi Sount Qui Ante Nos Fuerount? | |
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| Stond Wel, Moder, Ounder Rode | |
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| The Fox and the Wolf | |
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| Dame Siri� | |
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| Love is Sofft | |
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| Arundel 292: The Bestiary | |
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| Oxford, Jesus College 29: | |
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| The Love-Ron of Friar Thomas Hales | |
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| The Proverbs of Alfred | |
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| London, British Library, Cotton Caligula A. ix: | |
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| La3amons Brut | |
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| The Owl and the Nightingale | |
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| Lyrics from Cambridge, Trinity College B. 14. 39 | |
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| Trinity Lyrics: of One That Is So Fair and Bright | |
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| When I Think on Domesday | |
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| When the Turf is Thy Tower | |
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| A Saying of Saint Bernard | |
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| I Sing of One That Is Matchless | |
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| An Orison to Our Lady | |
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| The South English Legendary: | |
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| The Life of Saint Wulfstan | |
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| Cursor Mundi | |
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| Robert Mannyng of Brunne: | |
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| The Chronicle | |
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| Handlyng Synne | |
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| The Land of Cockayne | |
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| The Auchinleck Manuscript: | |
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| Sir Orfeo | |
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| The Four Foes of Mankind | |
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| London, British Library, Harley 2253: | |
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| Earth upon Earth | |
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| Alysoun | |
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| Spring | |
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| Advice to Women | |
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| An Old Mans Prayer | |
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| Blow, Northerne Wynd | |
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| The Death of King Edward I | |
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| I Syke when Y Singe | |
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| An Autumn Song | |
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| King Horn | |
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| The Ayenbite of Inwit | |
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| Richard Rolle: | |
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| Ego Dormio | |
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| Ghostly Gladness | |
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| King Alisaunder | |
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| Ywain and Gawain | |
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| Athelston | |
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| Wynnere and Wastoure | |
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| William Langland: | |
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| Piers Plowman | |
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| Geoffrey Chaucer: | |
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| The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue | |
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| The Wife of Baths Prologue and Tale | |
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| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | |
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| Julian of Norwich: | |
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| A Vision | |
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| The Book of Margery Kempe | |
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| Select Bibliography | |
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| Glossary of Common Hard Words | |
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| Index of Manuscripts | |
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| General Index | |