18 books like Nightmare Abbey

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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: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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 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

The Crimson Chalice Victor Canning · 1976 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When a party of marauding Saxons destroy her father's villa, young Roman girl Gratia, 'Tia' escapes. She comes upon the body of the heir to the chieftanship of a British tribe in the west. Baradoc, a prisoner of Phoenician traders, was sold as a slave and is also escaping the Saxons. However, after being attacked he was left for dead by his cousin, the next heir. Tia nurses him back to health,… Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Arthur Rex Thomas Berger · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 499p · ≈ 16h · Moderate King Arthur, Merlin, and the knights of the Round Table live in ancient Britain but have contemporary concerns because Guinevere and the other women act liberated. Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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: English poetry, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

In winter's shadow Gillian Bradshaw · 1982 · ★ 4.0 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Praise for Gillian Bradshaw:"A welcome new light on the horizon of popular Arthurian legend." – Book listVows broken. . .Friendships betrayed. . . The fate of heroes finally revealed. . .As powerful enemies attack the throne from inside the kingdom, Arthur, his queen, and his greatest warrior Gwalchmai will be put to the ultimate test. Never faltering in her loyalty to the king, Gwynhwyfar has… Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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

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

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: English poetry, Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Works Robert Louis Stevenson · 1800 · 10p · ≈ 20m · Challenging This book is a collection of works of this Swanston Edition in Twenty five Volumes of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. This literary contribution of works by Stevenson offers the tales and work written by him throughout his lifetime. Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The circle of the gods Victor Canning · 1977 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Sword at Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff · 1963 · ★ 4.1 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This brilliant Arthurian epic cuts through the mists of pagan, early Christian, and medieval splendors that have gathered about the subject and tells the authentic story of the man who may well have been the real King Arthur—Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Presenting early Britain… Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Pendragon Stephen R. Lawhead · 1992 · ★ 4.2 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate E-Book Extra: "Stephen R. Lawhead on…" (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.)Arthur is King, but darkest evil has descended upon Britain's shores in many guises. And Arthur's most trusted counselor Myrddin, whom legend will name Merlin, is himself to be tested. So Arthur must stand alone against a terrible adversary to win immortality and the… Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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

Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell · 1996 · ★ 4.5 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The continuing story of Arthur, the second in a trilogy which began with THE WINTER KING. The novels bring Arthur and his world to vivid life. A man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by suspicions and magics of the past, surrounded by intrigue, dependent on his skill at war and genius for leadership. Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Arthur Stephen R. Lawhead · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate E-Book Extra: "Stephen R. Lawhead on…" (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.)They called him unfit to rule, a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard.But his coming bad been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. And be had learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin. He was Arthur -- Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty… Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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