Arthur, High King of Britain.
| Publisher | Horn Book, Inc. |
| Publication | The Horn Book Magazine |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0018-5078 |
| Issues per Year | 6 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Published | 1999-11-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Kristi Beavin |
| Reviewee | n/a | Michael Morpurgo |
| Reviewer | n/a | Morpurgo |
Michael Morpurgo Arthur, High King of Britain
Listening Library 1999 4 cass. ISBN 0-8072-8112-3 29.98 Read by the author.
This retelling of the Arthurian legend traces the rise and fall of Camelot from the magical moment when a young boy releases a sword imprisoned in a stone until the aged and weary king, dying at the hands of his bastard son, lets Excalibur fall from his lifeless hand. The tales themselves are set within a contemporary frame, a device that seems wholly unnecessary and makes the listening experience, initially, a bit of a chore. Once into the...
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