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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Audiobook
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For hundreds of years, the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table has been one of the world's most precious literary possessions. In 1902, the distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell this classic. His four-volume work on King Arthur has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthur cycle. This first volume, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights conveys the true spirit of the England of that time, when Arthur Pendragon was overlord of Britain and Merlin was a powerful enchanter, when the sword Excalibur was forged and won, and when the Round Table came into being.
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"I thought that this book had quite a contrast from some of the other books that I've previously read. There was thorough imagery throughout the story, and the division of parts preserved to excitement of the book. There was a great amount of vocabulary that I had to look up in a dictionary because it was so complicated. It seems like there is a lot of influence from the book, which is copied by many other authors. One thing that I thought that I learned the most of was Old English. It was the first book that I found any Old English. It was quite hard to decipher, and there were plenty of references from regular English that are similar, almost cognitional to each other, and they happen to be different in their definitions. There was a great amount of events in the plot line. It was cool that there was such myth in the story, that it seemed obvious that it was a fictional classic. It is a book that I definitely would cherish, and recommend for my friends."
— Alec (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Howard Pyle’s 1902 retelling of the English classic captures all the mystery, language, and legend of the early days of King Arthur…The old stories take on a fresh vitality under Langton’s skillful touch and leave us looking for the next volume.”
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Stephen Hillmann, 1/3/2019
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" I loved these versions of King Arthur's stories. Howard Pyle is a really fun author; his little notes before each part are very funny. The whole book is written in old-English style which I found authentic and just right for the story. I'm excited to read the other King Arthur books by Pyle! "
— Merritt, 2/13/2014 -
" I read this when I was a kid and the idea that a man would stand for the broken and needy in a noble manner captivated my heart. "
— Arthur, 2/12/2014 -
" I am reading this for the second time and loving it even more than the first time! I love the language and flow of this story. It is so fun to read aloud!!! "
— Adrienne, 2/12/2014 -
" Howard Pyle was an American artist, writer, and teacher. In The Story of King Arthur and his Knights he showed all of these roles. He illustrated the book, he wrote the story, and he teaches life lesson from the experiences of his characters. I really loved reading and learning from the heroes from the legend of King Arthur. "
— Katie, 2/12/2014 -
" Loved it! This book was originally picked out by my seven year old son. We were to read it together. We didn't realize it is written in the old english and difficult to comprehend sometimes. Anyhow after a couple of chapters he didn't want anything else to do with it. I finished it myself. Great story of honor, valor, courage, chivalry. You know all the stuff that you wish was affluent in our society today but has been forgotten. "
— Spencer, 2/6/2014 -
" Not the best version of the King Arthur tales. Soemtimes tedious. Reminded of mandatory reading from a high school or college lit class. "
— Bill, 2/6/2014 -
" I Have to read it for challenge :( "
— Rachel, 2/6/2014 -
" it's a good book but i read it when i was younger. the pictures are really nice though :) "
— Clarice, 1/22/2014 -
" I wish I could have given this book two and a half stars, because ,while I liked a lot of the messages in the book, the rest of the story was rather unexciting through most of it. I thought the character were alright, and the plot was so-so not totally captivating. I did, however, like the route of speech the characters took, it was a welcome change from other dialogue in other books,a little poetic I guess. Overall, this novel was a good starting block for more stories about Camelot. "
— Brandon, 1/21/2014 -
" it was not bad i thought it was going to be a book about king arthur but it wasn't it was about all of the people who got the honor of siiting at the round table! "
— Paul, 1/19/2014
About Howard Pyle
Howard Pyle (1853–1911), author and illustrator, was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Inspired as a child by Grimm’s German Fairy Tales and The Arabian Nights, he decided as an adult to write and illustrate stories for children. After some success contributing to children’s magazines, he became famous with his book The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire. He also wrote and illustrated historical romances and fairy stories. Having studied painting at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, he was one of the most influential illustrators of his time, known for his imagination and detail. He also taught painting and wrote many stories for young people, illustrating his own works.
About Stuart Langton
Stuart Langton is an award-winning theater, film, and television actor. He has been an audiobook narrator for more than ten years. He lives in New York City.