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The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend
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The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend

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‘In the old wild days of the world there was a King of England known as Uther Pendragon; he was a dragon in wrath as well as in power … ’

Born with the help of Merlin’s magic, blessed with the sword of Excalibur, Arthur becomes King of a troubled England, beginning a golden age of chivalry at the court of Camelot. But his reign is soon to be torn apart by violence, revenge and tragedy …

Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d'Arthur made the legend of King Arthur immortal. Now Peter Ackroyd’s retelling brings his timeless story of love, enchantment, heroism and betrayal to new life for our times.

‘I admire this version enormously … This story has to move with both swiftness and dignity, and yoking those two qualities together is not an easy task; but Ackroyd does it with ease’

Philip Pullman

‘Ackroyd’s lightly trimmed and streamlined Le Morte d'Arthur makes it eminently readable’

Sunday Times

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
2 June 2011
Pages
336
ISBN
9780140455656

‘In the old wild days of the world there was a King of England known as Uther Pendragon; he was a dragon in wrath as well as in power … ’

Born with the help of Merlin’s magic, blessed with the sword of Excalibur, Arthur becomes King of a troubled England, beginning a golden age of chivalry at the court of Camelot. But his reign is soon to be torn apart by violence, revenge and tragedy …

Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d'Arthur made the legend of King Arthur immortal. Now Peter Ackroyd’s retelling brings his timeless story of love, enchantment, heroism and betrayal to new life for our times.

‘I admire this version enormously … This story has to move with both swiftness and dignity, and yoking those two qualities together is not an easy task; but Ackroyd does it with ease’

Philip Pullman

‘Ackroyd’s lightly trimmed and streamlined Le Morte d'Arthur makes it eminently readable’

Sunday Times

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
2 June 2011
Pages
336
ISBN
9780140455656