King Arthur in legend and history vs The mystery of King Arthur: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Celtic Antiquities, Sources, Britons, Arthur, Kings and rulers, Arthurian romances
King Arthur in legend and history
Presenting selections from medieval Latin, Welsh, English, French and German literature, Richard White traces the Arthurian legend from the earliest mentions of Arthur in Latin chronicles to Thomas Malory's Le Morte…
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The mystery of King Arthur
This book offers students a method for understanding and mastering the rhetorical patterns that comprise expository writing. Its exercises ask students to arrange jumbled sentences into logical order, forming model…
The verdict
- Readers rate King Arthur in legend and history highest: King Arthur in legend and history 3.8 · The mystery of King Arthur 3.6.
- The mystery of King Arthur is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for King Arthur in legend and history.
- The mystery of King Arthur has the widest readership — 72 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| King Arthur in legend and history | The mystery of King Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (53) | 3.5 (72) |
Reception
| King Arthur in legend and history | The mystery of King Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53 | 72 |
| Editions | 7 | 8 |
| Citations | 11 | — |
| Want to read | 173 | 110 |
| Reading it now | 6 | — |
| Written reviews | 5 | 9 |
| Pages | 589 | 224 |