Title:	THE DEATH OF KING ARTHUR
Author:	Peter Ackroyd
Publisher/Date	Penguin Classics Published 02/06/2011
Binding:	Paperback
Language:	English
Genre:	Folklore & Mythology
Sub-Genre:	Arthurian Romances
USED/NEW:	used/Very Good
Condition:	This edition was first published 02/06/2011. This is a used Paperback Book that has been read but its condition is Very Good. Crease to spine Some wear edges/corners overall an excellent clean copy
UPC/ISBN:	9780140455656
WEIGHT:	252 ( gms - excluding packaging)
DIMENSIONS:	Height-19.8 Width-12.9 Depth-2.03(cms approx)
BOOKNOTES
A gripping retelling of the timeless epic of romance enchantment and adventure Peter Ackroyd's The Death of King Arthur recasts Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur in clear compelling modern English prose published in Penguin Classics. 'In the old wild days of the world there was a King of England known as Uther Pendragon; he was a dragon in wrath as well as in power ...' Born with the help of Merlin's magic blessed with the sword of Excalibur Arthur becomes King of a troubled England beginning a golden age of chivalry at the court of Camelot. But his reign is soon to be torn apart by violence revenge and tragedy ... Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur made the legend of King Arthur immortal. Now Peter Ackroyd's retelling brings his timeless story of love heroism and betrayal to new life for our times. Sir Thomas Malory (c.1405-1471) 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 Newgate. Peter Ackroyd (b. 1949) is an award-winning writer and historian. Formerly literary editor of The Spectator and chief book reviewer for the The Times he is the author of novels such as Hawksmoor (1985) and The House of Doctor Dee (1993) as well as non-fiction including Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion (2002) London: The Biography (2000) and Thames: Sacred River (2007).
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