The Once and Future King

Book Details

The Once and Future King

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Author(s):

T H White

First Pub:

1958

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Mythology

Word Count:

206,052

First Read:

1979

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

See 4

1 - The Sword in the Stone

2 - The Queen of Air and Darkness

3 - The Ill-Made Knight

4 - The Candle in the Wind

Internal ID:

565

Series:

No series

Copyright:

Dedication:

For J.A.J.A.

First Sentence:

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays it was Court Hand and Summulae Logicales, while the rest of the week it was the Organon, Repetition and Astrology.

Last Sentence:

None on file

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

This is a collection of previously published books The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Woods and The Ill-Made Knight. Published in a single volume in 1958.

The Sword in the Stone (1938), The Queen of Air and Darkness - first published as The Witch in the Wood (1939) - The Ill-Made Knight (1940) and The Candle in the Wind (published in the composite volume), 1958.

Synopsis not on file
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Added: 19-Jun-2004

Last Updated: 21-Mar-2023

Publications

01-May-1971

Berkley Medallion Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-May-1971

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.75

Pages*:

639

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2360

Publisher:

Berkley Medallion Books

ISBN:

0-425-03796-7

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-03796-6

Country:

United States

Language:

English

THE ONCE
AND FUTURE KING

From the moment of its first publication critics all over the world hailed THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING as a great contemporary classic:

T.H. White has a genius for recreating the physical conditions of the past, the child who reads him will learn far more than all the historians and archeologists could tell of what England was like in the Middle Ages." -DAVID GARNETT

"...one of the greatest works to come out of England in fifty years." -NANCY SPAIN

"THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING is a once and future book... Shows every sign of staying a classic. -NEW YORK World-Telegram

"T.H. White with artistry and genius has produced a work which will become without a doubt one of the classics of English literature." -The American Statesman

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

I read this in junior high originally.

01-Jul-1987

Ace

Paperback

Date Issued:

01-Jul-1987

Format:

Paperback

Pages*:

639

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

404

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-62740-4

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-62740-0

Country:

United States

Language:

English

THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING

The whole world knows and loves this book. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlyn and Owl 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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Notes and Comments:

Author(s)

T H White
Birth: 29 May 1906 Bombay, India
Death: 17 Jan 1964 Piraeus

Awards

No awards found

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