King Arthur

by Jaap ter Haar

Book Overview

Retells the story of King Arthur and his attempt to create a kingdom based on justice and mercy for all. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718818946
• ISBN13: 9780718818944
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: CRANE RUSSAK 1973
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of the finest one-volume Arthur's ever

I remember finding this book because of the illustrations. Rien van Poortvliet, then popular because of his Gnomes books, had illustrated this volume of Arthurian tales. I cannot say enough about it. Here, stripped down to its essentials, is the entire heart, spirit, and soul of the tales, painfully and lovingly told. I remember going through a period of wanting to learn Dutch in order to read it in the original. From Arthur's birth, to the founding of the Round Table, to the search for the Grail, and the final crashing days of despair, this book follows the warp and weft with an unerring honesty and brilliance matched by few writers. If you are looking for a one-volume overview of the legends, look no further. Read this! Oh, and the illustrations are good, too.