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by T. H. White

The world's greatest fantasy classic is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot, of Merlyn and Guinevere, of beasts who talk and men who fly, of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged.

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T.H. White, whose The Sword in the Stone has been read by hundreds of thousands, now at last has turned his hand to retelling the entire Arthurian Epic. The Once and Future King takes Arthur from the glorious lyrical phase of his youth through the disillusioning early years of his reign to the mature years in which his vision of the Round Table develops into the search for the Holy Grail and finally to his weary old age.

In part, T.H. White has drawn on published material which he has revised and reworked heavily to bring form and continuity to an overall work, a tetralogy which will stand as unique and vivid and quite apart from the individual effects of the various particular books. And in part the author has created new material as enchanting as any he has ever set on paper.

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T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations.

Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. During Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain--and to the king himself. "[The Once and Future King] mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow--while telling one of the great tales of the Western world."--Guy Gavriel Kay

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  • Title The Once and Future King
  • Author T. H. White
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Book Club Editio
  • Pages 688
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
  • Date 1958-08-25
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780399105975 / 0399105972
  • Weight 1.73 lbs (0.78 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.82 x 1.98 in (21.79 x 14.78 x 5.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 1080
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Historical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 58010760
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • New Yorker (The), 03/09/2015, Page 90

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T. H. White is the author of the classic Arthurian fantasy The Once and Future King, among other works.
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