- Hardcover: 137 pages
- Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr; First ? edition (1977)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0292707185
- ISBN-13: 978-0292707184
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 18.3 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,070,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reveals the last days of Arthur and Merlyn's role in these fateful events.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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After reading all four books in The Once and Future King, I was eager to read The Book of Merlyn. But the book scarcely mentioned the characters found in TOFK; instead, White strays off on tangents and writes endlessly and blantantly his anti-war political views. The very last chapter--about 8 pages-- actually finishes the story by telling what becomes of Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the rest. I wonder if anyone calling this book "stunning" has actually read it. I read the whole book, but really only got something from the last chapter. It is well written, but has little to do with Arthurian Legend. Not "exciting conclusion" here, just passive political commentary.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This is the fifth and final volume in The Once and Future King pantalogy (after The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight and The Candle in the Wind).
The day before the final confrontation with his son Mordred, Arthur follows Merlyn to the Combination Room, where lives his menagerie. There he listens to the magician and Archimedes, Badger, Urchin and so on, who are in a political debate on how the human way of considering life and the world is different from that of animals.
I was disappointed with the Book of Merlyn, which in fact is hardly a novel. Merlyn's supposedly natural history lesson is but an excuse for discoursing on war and the bellicosity of Man. The only passages where there's an actual story are when Arthur visits the ant nest and travels with the wild geese, but these chapters were already included in The Sword in the Stone. As for what happened to Lancelot and Guenever, it is briefly mentioned in the manner of history books. The introduction on T. H. White's life is interesting, and there are some nice illustrations, but as a whole I found nothing worth recommending this book.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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In this often forgotten conclusion to the King Arthur legend, White recaps his thoughts and ideas about humanity, misery, hope, trust, where we have gone astray and why there is still hope. Subtle, bitter-sweet, and profound, this book is worth its price 10 times over.
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White's political views abound in this fantasy gem
Professor/author T.H. White wrote a powerful work that provokes inquiries from the reader. The complex characters serve as backboards for the major themes that vary from war to... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 1999
Just read the last chapter.
After reading all four books in The Once and Future King, I was eager to read The Book of Merlyn. But the book scarcely mentioned the characters found in TOFK; instead, White... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 1999
Didn't live up to expectations
I thought Once and Future King was excellent. So in this conclusion to Once an Future King, I thought it would be at least mildly interesting. Nope. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 1999
Good,you will like it if your into fantasy stories.
it was pritty good but not as good as i thought it would be.Disappointing well describes it.If you liked this you will enjoy reading the sword in the stone and the once and... Read more
Published on 27 Sep 1998
A startling conclusion.
The marvelous 5th book of T. H. White's incredible Arthurian saga. This one, in it's complete lack of swordplay and thrill, is set apart from the preceeding four. Read more
Published on 17 July 1997
If you are a King Arthur fan, this is a must-read.
This stunning conclusion to White's "The Once and Future King" is a vast departure from the tone that is set in the earlier work. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 1997
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