The Sword in the Stone

The Once and Future King is, obviously, a modern variation on the Arthurian cycle. Allegedly, T. H. White’s primary source was Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. However, while Malory starts his book with the story of Uther and Igraine, White hardly mentions Arthur’s birth parents. Moreover, wh......more

If you are looking for my review of this book please head for my long winded review of The Once and Future King as this book is Part 1 thereof. If, on the other hand, you are not looking for my review... Hello!......more

The Sword in the Stone is a novel by the English author T.H. White. It was published in 1938 as a stand-alone work, but it later became the first part of a tetralogy, called “The Once and Future King”. Although broadly categorised as Fantasy, in fact it is hard to define. The Sword in the Stone is v......more

I read this when I was younger, but I don't remember loving it so much then. I didn't remember how the narrative voice blended humour and beautiful descriptions, anachronisms and explanations of relatively historically accurate details. I forgot how intertextual it is -- Merlin putting his fingers t......more

I'll say I really enjoyed parts of this book and I zoned out during other parts of this movie. I'm a huge fan of the Disney cartoon and the characters and scenes they left out for the most part were smart and I didn't miss them. I am glad that I read this classic and I want to finish the Once and fut......more