Ginnie's review
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Although I was technically an adult when I first read this in 1959, it transported me to the delight of childhood. The first part, The Sword in the Stone where Wart (the young Arthur) is magiked by Merlin his tutor into various animal forms to learn compassion and wisdom still strikes me as inspired.
I have been currently reading The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck and I was reminded to hunt up my much read copy of the T.H. White book to read in tandem. They are both treasures, but my heart's vote goes to The Once and Future King.
Quartet of novels by T.H. White, published in a single volume in 1958. The quartet comprises The Sword in the Stone (1938), The Queen of Air and Darkness--first published as The Witch in the Wood (1939)--The Ill-Made Knight (1940), and The Candle in the Wind (published in the composite volume, 1958). The series is a retelling of the Arthurian legend, from Arthur's birth to the end of his reign, and is based largely on Sir...more
I have been currently reading The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck and I was reminded to hunt up my much read copy of the T.H. White book to read in tandem. They are both treasures, but my heart's vote goes to The Once and Future King.
Quartet of novels by T.H. White, published in a single volume in 1958. The quartet comprises The Sword in the Stone (1938), The Queen of Air and Darkness--first published as The Witch in the Wood (1939)--The Ill-Made Knight (1940), and The Candle in the Wind (published in the composite volume, 1958). The series is a retelling of the Arthurian legend, from Arthur's birth to the end of his reign, and is based largely on Sir...more
