T. H. White’s masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations.Once upon a time, a young boy called “Wart” was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn’t possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country ...

“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”A series of stories based on Le Morte d’Arthur, the legends of King Arthur are transported to the 14th century in a delightful retelling of the original in T.H White’s The Once and Future King.The Sword in the Stone tells the story of young Arthur’s upbringing and his training with the wizard Merlyn. The comic events in the story inspired the Walt Disney animated classic, bringing the beloved character of...

Written in the form of a diary, this book narrates events from 3rd March 1934 to the 3rd March 1935. The author fishes, hunts, shoots ducks, learns to fly a small aeroplane, and keeps a snake as a pet. He does these things one at a time and obsessively, being the sort of person who needs to be the best at everything he tries. An essential read for the keen or just curious country sportsman or woman.

"THERE'S AN ANGEL IN THE CHIMNEY!"Mrs. O'Callaghan had come up with some pretty farfetched notions, but when she came running to Mr. White with this announcement, he was convinced she'd lost all touch with reality. Yet when the sensible English writer—whose only mistake had been to set up his workshop on the O'Callaghan's rundown Irish farm—ventured into the kitchen to see what had so upset his landlady, he was shocked to discover that the Archangel Michael had come down the chimney...

The Once and Future King is a collection of four works of Arthurian fantasy. The book includes The Sword in the Stone, The Queen of Air and Darkness, The Ill-Made Knight and The Candle in the Wind. It's the story of Arthur, as he becomes King, the romance of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere and the adventures of Merlyn the wizard.

In the final days of King Arthur’s reign, the wizard Merlyn appears to help Arthur discover the reason why wars happen. Set to do battle with his nephew Mordred for the throne of England, Arthur learns about ethics and politics through his transformation into different animals. Will Arthur and Mordred come to a peaceful agreement? Or will there be bloodshed on the battlefield?The original manuscript for The Book of Merlyn was meant to be part of The Once and Future King, but was re...

"The Once and Future King" by T.H. White stands as a classic retelling of the Arthurian legend, weaving together myth, fantasy, and philosophical reflections. Originally published as separate novels between 1938 and 1958, White's work culminates in this comprehensive and timeless narrative. The tale follows the life of King Arthur, from his early days as a young, uncertain boy under the care of the wizard Merlyn to his eventual reign and the establishment of the Knights of the Round Table....

Maria is ten years old, and lives in a gigantic house, or rather palace, in rural England, which is gradually collapsing: its name is Malplaquet. She is an orphan, and has a guardian, Mr. Hater, and a governess, Miss Brown, neither of them easy to get along with.

The Age of Scandal focuses on the period in late 18th-century England following the Age of Reason—a period characterized by dilettantism, material comfort & eccentricity. Based on writings by Horace Walpole & other literate recorders, White has constructed a “little scrapbook of a nostalgic Tory.” He describes the eccentricities of the 18th-century Royal Family, the fashions of the nobility—the powdering of wigs, eating, drinking, medicine, birthday parties, theater & pronunciation; attitu...

t involves two children, Judy and Nicky, and their dog Jokey, who are stranded on Rockall, an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. They find that it is hollow and inhabited by a mysterious person who aims to take over the world.

T. H. White’s novel of a glittering resort hotel, where every room is the setting for a private drama.

T. H. White found himself rifling through old handbooks of falconry. A particular sentence—“the bird reverted to a feral state”—seized his imagination, and, White later wrote, “A longing came to my mind that I should be able to do this myself. ...” White wrote to Germany to acquire a young goshawk. Gos, as White named the bird, was ferocious and Gos was free, and White had no idea how to break him in beyond the ancient practice of depriving him of sleep, which meant that he, White, also we...