The Story of King Arthur and His Knig..., Howard Pyle
The Story of King Arthur and His Knig..., Howard Pyle
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

Author: Howard Pyle

Narrator: Stuart Langton

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2011


Synopsis

For hundreds of years, the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table has been one of the worlds most precious literary possessions. In 1902, the distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell this classic. His fourvolume work on King Arthur has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthur cycle. This first volume, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, conveys the true spirit of the England of that time, when Arthur Pendragon was overlord of Britain and Merlin was a powerful enchanter, when the sword Excalibur was forged and won, and when the Round Table came into being.

About Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle was born in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1853. A Quaker, he attended the Friends' School in Wilmington. But he spent much of his time there "scrawling drawings on his slate and in his books." Realizing their son's lack of interest in studying, the Pyles gave up on the idea of sending Howard to college and instead encouraged him to study art. At sixteen, he began three years of daily commutes to Philadelphia in order to study under the Belgian artist Van der Weilen. These classes would be the only systematic training in art that Pyle would receive, but they provided a solid foundation in the technique of drawing.

After three years of study, he set up a studio in Wilmington and helped his father in his leather business while beginning his fledgling career as an illustrator. His earliest work was published in Scribner's Monthly in 1876. He moved to New York, where he was associated to some extent with the Art Students' League of New York City. His early illustrations, short stories, and poems appeared in the leading New York periodicals between 1876 and 1879. He was, in fact, a well-known artist and writer for Harpers Weekly.

In 1910, Pyle relocated his family to Florence, Italy, where he hoped to study and pursue the painting of murals. In November 1911, he suddenly became ill and died of a kidney infection at the age of fifty-eight.

During his lifetime, Pyle wrote and illustrated the following works: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Nottinghamshire; Within the Capes; Pepper and Salt, or Seasoning for Young Folk; The Rose of Paradise; The Wonder Clock or Four and Twenty Marvelous Tales; Otto of the Silver Hand; A Modern Aladdin; Men of Iron, a Romance of Chivalry; Jack Ballister's Fortune; Twilight Land; and The Garden Behind the Moon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sami on January 27, 2014

Note: this book inspires brave deeds and noble speech. I was so surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It was written in the 1800's, yet the feel and pace of this book was so modernly refreshing. I finished it in less than a week. It's not as complicated as Shakespeare to read, and I found myself......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on June 24, 2022

Having realized a little while ago that all my love and understanding of Arthurian legend comes mostly from Mary Stewart's books, followed by a lot of weird stuff written largely post 1995, I thought I'd try one of the "classics" of the . . . genre? Milieu? Whatever. This was QUITE enjoyable, and a l......more

Goodreads review by Lesle on February 08, 2017

Extremely detailed, readable, filled with an enchanting, and chivalry version of the story of King Arthur and His Knights. Howard Pyle tells the story starting from the beginning through almost all the notable Knights. You can feel his love for the legends as they come through the pages. The morals......more

Goodreads review by Reem on July 16, 2018

to be honest I struggled with this read some passages absentmindedly just because I wanted to be done with it. the story is good and might be enjoyable for some.......more

Goodreads review by ladydusk on July 08, 2024

Good, engaging storytelling. Arthur and Camelot are so woven into our consciousness that there were few surprises but an orderly set of stories fills in blanks.......more