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Growing up in a colorful world peopled by knights in armor and fair damsels, foul monsters and evil witches, young Arthur slowly learns the code of being a gentleman.  Under the wise guidance of Merlin, the all-powerful magician for whom life progresses backwards, the king-to-be is trained in the gusty pursuits of falconry, jousting, hunting and sword play.  He is even transformed by his remarkable old tutor into various animals, so that he may experience life from all points of view.  In every conceivable and exciting way he is readied for the day when he, and he alone of all Englishmen, is destined to draw forth the marvelous sword from the magic stone and become the rightful King of' England.]]> 1938 4 2 false Thu Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 08:18:47 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 08:18:47 -0700 2007 Setting: Great Britain
Time Period: Middle Ages
Series: Part 1 of The Once and Future King series

Plot Summary: Wart (Arthur) is a young orphan living with Sir Ector and working as a page in medieval Great Britain. While fetching one of Sir Ector’s birds, which his companion a...more...]]> 57831737 2367293 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.90 739 1938 5 0 false Sat May 30 00:38:42 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 03:32:06 -0700 2009 The story kicks off when a boy called Wart (Arthur) who grew up with sir Ector and enjoyed life until he was confronted with the tutor quest. He was the one to find the magician ...more...]]> 67260982 2060997 975132 0399225021 9780399225024 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179937835m/975132.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179937835s/975132.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/975132.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 2 false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 11:29:09 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 09:19:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 20445344 845077 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 2 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 06:14:54 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 06:23:24 -0700 2008 46580384 803009 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 3 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 18:48:06 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:55:30 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 15828596 904335 1503028 0006742009 9780006742005 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184369601m/1503028.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184369601s/1503028.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1503028.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 4.00 23 1938 5 0 false Tue Feb 19 14:20:37 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 09:56:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 73224700 912075 2450244 9626348534 9789626348536 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2450244.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 4.00 7 1938 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 12:33:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 12:53:00 -0700 2009
That said, I liked a lot of different things about the book, namely the characterizations of the Wart, Kay, Sir Ector, and King Pellinor. They were just people, not villian...more...]]> 47253379 951107 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 3 0 false Mon Feb 23 08:52:17 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:21:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 22487991 1145657 1503028 0006742009 9780006742005 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184369601m/1503028.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184369601s/1503028.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1503028.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 4 0 false Sun May 18 10:41:33 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 09:46:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 41296482 71276 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 0 false Tue Dec 30 10:32:45 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 10:35:14 -0800 2008 61291470 2464661 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 09:50:12 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 09:52:50 -0700 2009 29252593 1347794 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 1 0 false Sat Sep 20 16:30:15 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 16:26:20 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 16:30:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9854963 652942 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 0 false Fri Aug 15 17:42:40 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 02 17:43:33 -0800 2007 Fri Aug 15 17:42:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 46205092 68600 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 0 false Thu Feb 12 20:59:50 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 21:00:40 -0800 2009 40640555 1817853 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sun Dec 21 19:48:30 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 19:49:36 -0800 2008 46291079 784061 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 1 0 false Fri Feb 13 20:26:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 20:28:22 -0800 2009 62055573 2084057 3866788 000726349X 9780007263493 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3866788.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.79 127 1938 5 0 false Fri Jul 03 15:36:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 15:36:57 -0700 2009 76957510 2454471 975132 0399225021 9780399225024 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179937835m/975132.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179937835s/975132.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/975132.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 4 0 false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Nov 06 16:29:32 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 16:31:37 -0800 2009 76137106 2323097 316845 000675399X 9780006753995 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557m/316845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173715557s/316845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316845.The_Sword_in_the_Stone 3.89 1039 1938 3 0 false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 12:57:44 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 12:58:47 -0700 2009 1 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2629272