Illustrated Tales of King Arthur (Illustrated Story Collections) - Couverture rigide

Sarah Courtauld

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 140956326X ISBN 13 : 9781409563266

Editeur : Usborne catalogue anglais, 2014

Synopsis

The classic tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, fully illustrated and presented in a luxury gift edition. The much-loved legend of King Arthur is brought to life in this stunningly illustrated collection, featuring stories including The Sword in the Stone, Excalibur and The Last Battle. Legendary characters such as Lancelot, Guinevere, Merlin and more are brought to life in stories specially retold for children. A beautiful gift book that children will treasure for years to come.

Chapters in this book include:
- The Sword in the Stone
- The First Battle Excalibur
- Balyn and Balan
- The Doom of Merlin
- Lancelot's First Quest
- Gawain and the Green Knight
- The Wickedness of Morgan Le Fay
- The Adventures of Lancelot
- Sir Gareth
- Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell
- Sir Galahad and the Grail Quest
- The Strife Begins
- The Last Battle
- Lancelot's Return
- The Story of a Legend
- The Characters of Legend

A propos du livre

Extrait

The Sword in the Stone

In Britain, in the days of old, there lived a powerful wizard called Merlin who had deep and ancient magic within him. One day, he looked into the future and saw a great darkness coming. So he set out to visit the king of the Britons...
The king's name was Uther Pendragon, and he ruled the southern parts of Britain. For the moment, the lands he ruled were at peace. But Merlin had dark tidings for the king.
He found Uther at Tintagel, an enchanted castle in Cornwall. There he told the surprised king, "Soon you will have a son, a son destined for greatness. But, before two years have passed, you will die. If anyone knows of his existence, the child will be killed in the struggle for power after your death. The very hour the baby is born, you must deliver him to me, and never speak of him again. I will make sure he is safe until his time comes."
Uther could not bear the thought that any child of his might come to harm, and so he agreed.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

The classic tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are brought to life with stunning illustrations by Natasha Kuricheva. Discover the legend of Arthur's kingdom through the adventures of brave Sir Lancelot, beautiful Guinevere, wise wizard Merlin, evil Morgan Le Fay and many others.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Usborne catalogue anglais
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140956326X
• ISBN 13: 9781409563266
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Natasha Kuricheva
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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