I'm going to listen to the remaining 4 books in what began as a trilogy. Fantasy, Natural History, Science, Philosophy & observational comedy all wrapped up in a whacking good adventure yarn, stuffed with more mediaeval detail than you'd get after an evening drinking mead with an Oxford history don. Not just witty & erudite but laugh-out-loud funny. There is a tradition of intelligent, absurdist British comedy, which - if you drew a line from Douglas Adams, back through Monty Python & the Goons, would go slap bang through the middle of T.H. should be locked up in Galapas's dungeon & made to listen to this fine audiobook until his brains bubble. Hopefully this will be soon be remedied!Īnyone who dismisses this as a children's story, fairy tale, or -worse - only knows the Disney cartoon. Sadly, at the time I'm writing this, the final section of 'The Once & Future King,' which covers the last years of King Arthur, is not yet released in audio format. I know I'll be listening to this book again and again over the years. The narrator does a smashing job of bringing the dialogue to life. If I tried to tell you how superbly T.H White writes, you probably wouldn't believe me. This book is more lighthearted and joyous than the sections that follow in 'The Once & Future King,' which are available on Audible as 'The Witch in the Wood' and 'The Ill-Made Knight.' Although this book and the others are meant to go together as an epic work, 'The Sword in the Stone' can easily stand alone as an enjoyable novel in its own right.

White's epic 'The Once and Future King.' This part encompasses King Arthur's early years growing up under Merlin's tutelage at Sir Ector's castle. This edition is the first section of T.H. I've been waiting endlessly for this cherished childhood favorite to be released as an audiobook.

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