num_pages: 351
description: 13 books from Birth to Death of King Arthur. Queen Guinever, wizard Merlin, witch Morgan le Fay, knights Lancelot, Tristram, Lady Elaine, Rome, Holy Grail.Abridged to streamline action of narrative. Caxton's printing plus other sources. Includes 17-pg intro, 2-acknowledgement &amp; notes, 4-pg index. Photos. Illustrations and pages from medieval gold illuminated manuscripts - 1" square mini-emblems to full-page color. 1 Birth of Arthur - babe hidden2 Arthur becomes King3 Excalibur - sword4 Guinever - queen5 Death of Merlin - wizard6 Morgan le Fay - witch7 Expedition to Rome - conquer Emperor8 Lancelot - French knight 9 Tristram - sorrowful born of Lyonesse loves Isolde10 Lancelot and Elaine - son Galahad11 The Grail - Round Table destroyed12 Lancelot and Guenever - rescues13 Death of Arthur - son Mordred
language: English
title: Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of King Arthur
titlecomplete: Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of King Arthur
characters: Sir Mordred, Sir Kay, Melwys, Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot, Queen Guinevere, Sir Balan, Sir Tristram, Sir Gareth, Vivien, Sir Perceval, Duke Gorlois, Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Igraine, King Lot, Morgan le Fay, King Arthur, King Leodegrance, King Uther Pendragon, Sir Bedivere, Sir Lucan de Butler, Sir Gawain, Sir Balin
genres: Literature, Arthurian, Classics, Mythology, Adventure, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy
ratings_count: 37041
places: Britain, Logres
publisher: William Collins Sons and Co.