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  <title><![CDATA[The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table]]></title>
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  <default_description>A retelling of the classic Arthurian legend follows the   adventures of the boy who became a king, his councillor Merlin, his   beloved Guinivere, and the Knights of the Round Table. By the author of   &lt;i&gt;Tristan and Iseult. &lt;/i&gt;Reprint. &lt;i&gt;SLJ. C. NYT. &lt;/i&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1981</original_publication_year>
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    <body><![CDATA[Part of an Arthur trilogy. Sword in the stone meets First Knight and Monty Python. Found it very romantic, almost too mature for a younger audience. Great compilation of stories!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great version of King Arthur, and illustrates the life of knights.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't read many other versions of the Arthur legend to compare, but this one is excellent. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably the best straightforward telling of the King Arthur Legend for any person who needs a fast tutorial.  First of three volumes.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful book. It has a rather abrupt ending but I still really like it. It has knights castles ladies and lots of courtesy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this with my sophomores this year.... Who knew King Arthur was fun!? I'm not even kidding. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[a lot like king arthur but it goes into more detail.  Mostly about the knights of the round table]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well-written King Arthur Stories for children.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[isbn,original]]></body>
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