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Random House, 1953. HB. Good.. Library of Congress #53-6268. #5 in the World Landmark history series, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline. A simple re-telling of the Arthurian legends, without dialogue, and a unique foreword that tells how the tales of Arthur came to be, written for early elementary children. A fine introduction to the legend.

An older collection of King Arthur stories, this is a very readable copy of some of the best known tales of Arthur. Frank Godwin was famous for illustrating such children's classics such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped and robin Hood. He was also a comic book illustrator. His father started the newspaper " The Washington Star." He invented the comic strip "Connie", that was popular in the 1930's.