The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)

by Howard Pyle

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Series: Round Table (Book 1)

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A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.

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This is the lead book in howard Pyle's four volume redaction of the Arthurian cycle. It draws heavily on the Malory Version, but also contains material from the Prose lancelot, and the Gawaine set of stories. The prose is not the language of the 1890's and turn of that century, but the kind of Midieval-speak also found in conan Doyle's "The white company". That's a bit sad, but there is the art-work. Pyle was a magnificent illustrator, and draws wonderful horses and te most realistic looking castles to be found in young adult literature. These books set my Arthurian focus, and I am rereading them for the joy of it. The armour details are not good, and the ancestor of Marvel universe Spandex.
So we have the sword in the stone, Gawaine and Ragnell, the quest for Excaliber, and the wooing of Gwenivere, and the chilling story of Sir Pelleas, and the Lady of the Lake, one of the most supernatural of the Arthuriana. Get a big format copy that grants the full power of the illustrations.
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A remarkable yet fairly "by the numbers" retelling of this incredible legend. Rich language and detail. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Howard Pyle	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Leone, Sergio	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Thorn, David	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Round Table (Book 1)

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Bambi Classics

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Companion Library: Pinocchio / King Arthur and His Knights by Companion Library

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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Illustrated Classics Editions) by Howard Pyle

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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights: A condensation of the four-volume work by Howard Pyle by Howard Pyle

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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

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Astolat, UK (a.k.a. Shalott | exact location unknown)

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In ancient days there lived a very noble King, named Uther-Pendragon, and he became Overlord of all of Britain.

Foreword: After several years of conntemplation and of thought upon the matter herein contained, it has at last come about, by the Grace of God, that I have been able to write this work with such pleasure of spirit that, if it gives to you but a part of the joy that it hath afforded me, I shall be very well content with what I have done

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Thus died that wicked man, for as King Arthur drave past him, the evil soul of him quitted his body with a weak noise like to the squeaking of a bat, and the world was well rid of him.

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This the original Howard Pyle adaptation of Malory's Morte Darthur. It has been reprinted many times, sometimes under slightly varying titles. There have been many adaptations and abrigements of Pyle's version. Do not combine them with the original. Do not combine any of Pyle's other Arthurian works or omnibus editions. Do not combine with other books of the same title or other retellings of Malory.

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