The Arthur Trilogy : The Seeing Stone; At the Crossing-Places; King of the Middle March.

CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin:

Verlag: London: The Folio Society - 2009-10, 2009

Beschreibung

3 volumes, large 8vo., [xiv, 279pp.] + [xvi, 321pp.] + [xiv, 336pp.], colour frontispiece and illustrations to each volume by John Lawrence, map endpapers. Printed on Abbey Pure paper and bound in quarter cloth and Modigliani paper sides printed with a design by the artist. A fine bright clean set each in the original publisher's slipcase. The trilogy(The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing Places, King of the Middle March) tells the story of young squire, Arthur de Caldicot, growing up in a medieval manor on the border of Wales and England, then travelling first to France and finally to the Crusades. Alongside his story runs the story of King Arthur, the two stories linked by the seeing stone, the obsidian stone given to Arthur de Caldicot by Merlin, in which he discovers he can see the events in the life of King Arthur. A beautifully told story which brings to vivid life both the world of a medieval manor and the world of King Arthur. Kevin Crossley-Holland is a poet and storyteller. His writing is characterised by vivid description using few words and has the rhythms of poetry and of stories told aloud. Kevin Crossley-Holland had long wanted to write about King Arthur. Inspired by a piece of obsidian on his desk the idea came to him of linking King Arthur s story with the story of the boy Arthur, growing from childhood to adulthood in the Welsh marches. The Seeing Stone won numerous awards including the Tir Na Og award and the Guardian Children s Fiction Prize. It was short listed for the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year and the trilogy has been published in 21 countries. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3920

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Arthur Trilogy : The Seeing Stone; At ...

Verlag: London: The Folio Society - 2009-10

Erscheinungsdatum: 2009

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Auflage: Illustrated Edition