The extraordinary story of a boy called Wart – ignored by everyone except his tutor, Merlin – who goes on to become King Arthur.
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‘Magnificent and tragic, and irrestible mixture of gaiety and pathos’
The Sunday Times
‘This ambitious work will long remain a memorial to an author who is at once civilized, learned, witty and humane’
Times Literary Supplement
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T.H. White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic. Here for the first time all five volumes that make up the story are published in one volume, as White himself always wished.
Exquisite comedy offsets the tragedy of Arthur's personal doom as White brings to life the major British epic of all time with brilliance, grandeur, warmth and charm.
The complete edition
'The Sword in the Stone
The Witch in the Wood
The Ill-made Knight
The Candle in the Wind
The Book of Merlyn'
“Magnificent and tragic, an irresistible mixture of gaiety and pathos”
THE SUNDAY TIMES
“This ambitious work will long remain a memorial to an author who is at once civilized, learned, witty and humane”
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This isn't an easy read, for those seeking quick access to Disney-esque Arthurian realms of magic and heroism. However, if you stick with it you shall find a far deeper magic and heroism. This work rewards those who persevere.
It is the classic that gave us the eccentric druid Merlyn and his teachings through animals. It is also a famous anti-war treatise, searching for answers to this strange activity that this realistic Arthur was faced with. It is also a book steeped in knowledge of old England, with its traditions, lore or lingo.....The book really starts soaring when we encounter the sympathetic figure of Lancelot, and the book now and again showers us in sudden riches of wisdom and insight into these 3-dimensional characters, and thus the character of man.
T H White is no average author; he was for awhile a gamekeeper, living alone like Merlyn in the countryside. He writes suddenly, quirkily, untidily.....but if you stick with him you find a book more memorable and worth revisiting than possibly any other Arthurian epic written. The Book of Merlyn is indeed the last part, and it is perhaps the trickiest.....Good Luck!
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
The telling of this story was an epic undertaking for T.H.White, who adapted it from Mallory's Morte d'Arthur. The first book, The Sword in the Stone, is rather protracted and the fact that most will be familiar with the plot tends to put off many who would read it. However, the four remaining books are a revelation; White's glorious and rich narrative paints a vivid picture of twelth century adventure, chivalry, treachery, despair and ultimately, tragedy. This is an absolute must read, for it is of a style that one rarely encounters today, written by a literary genius and exceptionally intelligent man. White is over-looked to a great extent in modern literature. Read this book and wonder why.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
After reading Lord of the Rings I didn't think that ther would be another book to come close. With hindsight I think that TOAFK is probably better. This book is so packed with morals and brilliant adventures that once it sits on your shelf after you have read it, you'll have to leave all your bookmarks inside it just so you can delve into it whenever you need inspiration.
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Apparently a great classic
Apparently this is one of the great classic retellings of the story of Arthur. I found it very '30s Oxbridge, pretentious and not enjoyable. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Gerald B. Jackson
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Hardback Copy of The Once and Future King
I bought tis book as an 18th present for a young person that loves to read and appreciates the feel and smell of a book and this is certainly a lovely book. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Lorraine
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I Love Love Love this book!!!
24 years ago I searched for the best version I could find of the King Arthur legend and found from an encyclopedia (before the Internet and google! Read more
Published 1 month ago by John A. Keane
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Wonderful book
TH White was a flawed man who wrote flawed books, but such was his talent and insight he produced a timeless classic. Read more
Published 2 months ago by The Dark Lord
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classic everyone should read
After watching several adaptations of the Arthur legend on TV, I needed to go back to the original. OK, I know Morte d'Arthur my Malory is the original, but this is where most of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by V. Windle
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T H White
The Sword in the Stone was a book I was supposed to read in school, but didn't....the foolishness of youth! I read it much later in life and it's amazing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by LH
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The Once and Future King
Tells a really great story with really funny quirks. Each character has their own personality that comes to life through T.H. White's story telling
Published 4 months ago by Spin
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this book, and always will, but...
I've read this book in different editions in the past and it is a fantastic book, one of my faves of all time, but I am part way into The Sword in the Stone,and am finding the poor... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tina Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars
So much for so little.
If you enjoyed 'The Sword in the Stone' when you were a child you will love this grownup version.
Don't try to read it all at once though. Huge value for money.
Don't try to read it all at once though. Huge value for money.
Published 6 months ago by ann d
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Not Le Morte de Arthur but The Life of Arthur
I purchased this version for my Kindle simply because my paperback version, having read it at least three times is now in tatters. It is one of my favourite books of all time. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mont Blanc
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