John Matthews

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John Matthews is an historian, folklorist and author. He has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over ninety books on the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, as well as short stories and a volume of poetry. He has devoted much of the past thirty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general. His best known and most widely read works are ‘Pirates’ (Carlton/Atheneum), No 1 children’s book on the New York Times Review best-seller list for 22 weeks in 2006, ‘The Grail, Quest for Eternal Life’ (Thames & Hudson, 1981) ‘The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom’ (Element, 1994) and ‘The Winter Solstice’ (Quest Books, 1999) which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for that year. His book ‘Celtic Warrior Chiefs’ was a New...more

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	The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings From Myth and Magic by John Matthews, Caitlín Matthews, Caitlin Matthews 4.11 avg rating — 838 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Book of Pagan Prayer 4.20 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Pirates 3.98 avg rating — 120 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom: A Celtic Shaman's Sourcebook by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews 3.79 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	My rating:
	How to See Faeries by John Matthews (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Brian Froud 4.36 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	King Arthur: Dark Age Warrior and Mythic Hero 4.00 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld 3.65 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman by John Matthews, Caitlín Matthews 4.10 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Classic Celtic Fairy Tales by John Matthews, Ian Daniels (Illustrations) 4.15 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:

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StoryWorld: Create-A-Story (11 books)
by John Matthews, Various, Caitlin Matthews

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“There is a common language, a mode of consciousness, almost a secret sign which can be read and recognized by all who are similarly engaged. Such realizations help fend off the feeling of isolation which can dog the steps of those who seek the Grail.”
― John Matthews

tags: grail , holy-grail , isolation , secret , sign , signs-and-symbols

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