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The Book of Merlyn
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The Book of Merlyn Mass market paperbound - 1987

by T. H. White


Summary

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.

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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.

First line

"MY FATHER made me a wooden castle big enough to get into, and he fixed real pistol barrels beneath its battlements to fire a salute on my birthday, but made me sit in front the first night-that deep Indian night-to receive the salute, and I, believing I was to be shot, cried."

Details

  • Title The Book of Merlyn
  • Author T. H. White
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ace Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date September 15, 1987
  • ISBN 9780441070152 / 0441070159
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.86 x 4.17 x 0.64 in (17.42 x 10.59 x 1.63 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Arthurian romances, Arthur - Fiction
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

“Superb reading.”—The Kansas City Star

“Filled with poignance and marvelous power…Enthusiasts for White’s touching, profound, funny, and tragic story will not want to miss this version, for it is the true and intended ending of the great work.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“And so the grand epic comes full circle, ‘rounded and bright and done,’ as White had wished it would be.”—Boston Sunday Globe

About the author

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