false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171988212m/129521.jpg 129521 14 "The History of the Kings of Britain" is a mythical historical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans of Homer's Iliad founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of Britain around the 7th century. <p><p>Very entertaining and believed to be the source of at least two Shakespeare plays, "King Lear" and "Cymbeline." There is also an account of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain. And the story of Merlin and King Arthur.<p> 124745 1100 The History of the Kings of Britain (Penguin Classics) total:220|5:47|4:88|3:65|2:18|1:2| 220 820 341 29 129521 0140441700 9780140441703 209 26 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171988212m/129521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129521.The_History_of_the_Kings_of_Britain 3 1 false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:48:51 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:50:58 -0800 2009
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The History of the Kings of Britain

Michael A. Faletra's translation is more accurate than Thorpe's though a bit stilted in places. The great advantage of Faletra's translation, though, is the ...more...]]> 129521 0140441700 9780140441703 209 26 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171988212m/129521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129521.The_History_of_the_Kings_of_Britain 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 25 12:29:10 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 31 18:10:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 129521 0140441700 9780140441703 209 26 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171988212m/129521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129521.The_History_of_the_Kings_of_Britain 3 0 false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Wed Jan 23 19:19:34 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 19:46:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 129521 0140441700 9780140441703 209 26 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171988212m/129521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129521.The_History_of_the_Kings_of_Britain 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:54:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:02:05 -0800 2009 www.anyoldbooks.com). When this sort of thing comes in the mail, it's a really good day. It has a dragon on the leather spine.

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