num_pages: 49
description: One of 60 low-priced classic texts published to celebrate Penguin's 60th anniversary. All the titles are extracts from "Penguin Classics" titles.Sir Thomas Malory was a knight and estate owner in the mid 15th century, who spent many years in prison for political crimes as well as robbery. He wrote Le Morte d’Arthur, the first great English prose epic, while imprisoned in Nwgate. The epic was published in 1485 by William Caxton, the first English printer. Malory is believed to have died in 1471.
language: English
title: The Death of King Arthur
titlecomplete: The Death of King Arthur
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Mythology, Fantasy, Arthurian
ratings_count: 130
publisher: Penguin Books