18 books like Guinevere

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Castle in the Air Diana Wynne Jones · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare. Shares: Community pick

The defence of Guenevere William Morris · 1858 · 44p · ≈ 1h · Challenging The first volume of Pre-Raphaelite poetry to be published, Morris' 1858 The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems contains dark and somber verses characteristic of the style. Not received well by critics, the volume discouraged Morris from publishing his poetry again for some time. Shares: Queen Guenevere, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Guinevere Sharan Newman · 1981 · ★ 3.8 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate | caption = Guinevere watching the mortally wounded Arthur being sailed off to Avalon in Queen Guinevere by James Archer (c. 1860) Shares: Queen Guenevere, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

King Arthur Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1848 · 437p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's poetic world moves from the alleys of London to Alpine passes, from private grief to public destiny, binding social satire, romance, and historical meditation into a single sweeping vision. In The New Timon, the grandeur of the city is set against the enduring misery of the poor, while Lucy's story reveals the hidden dignity of a homeless girl shaped by shame, maternal… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Defense Of Guenevere And Other Poems William Morris · 1858 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Challenging In this book, Morris explores many of the ideas and themes that would provide continued inspiration throughout his long and influential career -- especially those arising out of the Arthurian tradition, such as "King Arthur's Tomb", and "Sir Galahad, A Christmas Mystery". Shares: Queen Guenevere, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Holy Grail and other poems Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1870 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is Alfred Tennyson's poem about the Holy Grail. It contains illustrations from W.L. Taylor. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Tennyson's The coming of Arthur Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1891 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The lay of the last minstrel Sir Walter Scott · 1805 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print.… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Prospectus and specimen of an intended national work John Hookham Frere · 1817 · 61p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Gareth and Lynette, etc. Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1872 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Poem, translated in Sanskrit prose. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Singing Sword (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 2) Jack Whyte · 1994 · ★ 4.4 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate We know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos of the fallen Roman Empire; the sword Excalibur, drawn from stone by England's greatest king.But legends do not tell the whole tale. Legends do not tell of the despairing Roman soldiers, abandoned by their empire, faced with the choice of fleeing back… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Prince Arthur Sir Richard Blackmore · 1695 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Demanding 90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1) assembles an expansive canon of world literature, placing philosophical dialogue, epic romance, social realism, Gothic speculation, detective fiction, travel narrative, lyric meditation, and the short story in productive proximity. Spanning antiquity to modernity, the volume reveals how enduring questions of freedom, desire, morality, class, imagination, and… Shares: Arthurian romances, Poetry

King Arthur J. Comyns Carr · 1893 · 67p · ≈ 2h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1961 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Tennyson's version of the Arthurian legend takes the form of twelve poems telling of King Arthur and the Round Table, from Arthur's initial meeting with his future queen, Guinevere, to the last battle with his son, Modred. This edition also includes extensive selections from Tennyson's other works. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Life and Death of Jason William Morris · 1867 · ★ 3.8 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Challenging JASON, the son of Aeson, king of Iolchos, having come to man's estate, demanded of Pelias his father's kingdom, which he held wrongfully. But Pelias answered, that if he would bring from Colchis the golden fleece of the ram that had carried Phryxus thither, he would yield him his right. Whereon Jason sailed to Colchis in the ship Argo, with other heroes, and by means of Medea, the king's… Shares: Queen Guenevere, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Young Guinevere Robert D. San Souci · 1993 · ★ 4.2 · 31p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Presents the life of Guinevere from her girlhood to her betrothal to King Arthur. Shares: Queen Guenevere, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1895 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Idylls of the King, published between 1856 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, following the rise and fall of Arthur and his kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Life Of Sir Aglovale De Galis Clemence Housman · 1905 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A fictional biography based on Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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