T. H. White’s masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations.Once upon a time, a young boy called “Wart” was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn’t possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country ...

The long-lost conclusion to The Once and Future King, in which King Arthur faces his final battle against his son.This magical account of King Arthur's last night on earth, rediscovered in a collection of T. H. White's papers at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, spent twenty-six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list following its publication in 1977. While preparing for his final, fatal battle with his bastard son,...

A science-fiction adventure novel from the author of The Once and Future King, The Master involves two children, Judy and Nicky, and their dog Jokey, who are stranded on an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. They find that it is hollow and inhabited by a mysterious 157-year-old person who aims to take over the world.

This amusing foray into eighteenth century literature is an entertaining tabloid biography of an age not unlike our own; men and women of fashion led their lives under the avid scrutiny of a public with a sharp appetite for scandal and sensation. In the period between the so-called Age of Reason and the Romantic Revival - that which the author calls the Age of Scandal - aristocratic and privileged eccentrics flourished. Here we meet notorious persons such as the libertine Marquis de Sade, ...

An orphan discovers the secret world of Gulliver’s Travels in this kids classic from the author of The Once and Future King—for readers ages 9-12.“One of the finest, most magical and extraordinary children’s books ever written.” — Anne Fine, Children’s Laureate of BritainTen-year-old Maria, the orphaned mistress of Malplaquet, discovers the secret of her deteriorating estate . . . On a deserted island, in the temple nickna...

Growing up in a colorful world peopled by knights in armor and fair damsels, foul monsters and evil witches, young Arthur slowly learns the code of the gentleman. Under the wise guidance of Merlin, the all-powerful magician for whom life progresses backward, the king-to-be becomes expert in falconry, jousting, hunting, and swordplay. He is transformed by his remarkable old tutor into various animals so that he may experience life from all points of view. In every conceivable way, he is rea...

This account of one man’s tempestuous relationship with the hawk he trained is at once a comedy of errors, a classic of nature writing, and one of the best glimpses into the world of falconry.The predecessor to Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk, T. H. White’s nature writing classic, The Goshawk, asks the age-old question: what is it that binds human beings to other animals? White, the author of The Once and Future King and Mistress Mash...

Johnnie was a teenager.He only wanted to do what most teenagers do.But one day a man who was supposed to be the Sheriff, wasn't.He attacked Johnnie, kidnapping his mother.Just like that Johnnie's life became a nightmare as he became a teen on the run from a monster impersonating the Sheriff.A monster that can do weird things, dangerous things, deadly things.And who wanted his soul!A monster with magical powers!On the run he se...

England Have My Bones was a well-received memoir about a year spent in England, staying in a workman's cottage and writing this book, while engaging in falconry, hunting & fishing. The book is written in the form of a diary running from 3rd March 1934 to the 3rd March 1935. The author fishes, hunts, shoots ducks, learns to fly a small aeroplane, and keeps a snake as a pet. He does these things one at a time and obsessively, being the sort of person who needs to be the best at everything he...

Lancelot, despite being the bravest of the knights, is ugly, and ape-like, so that he calls himself the Chevalier mal fet - “The Ill-Made Knight”. As a child, Lancelot loved King Arthur and spent his entire childhood training to be a knight of the round table. When he arrives and becomes one of Arthur’s knights, he also becomes the king’s close friend. This causes some tension, as he is jealous of Arthur’s new wife Guinevere. In order to please her husband, Guinevere tries to befriend Lanc...

Whilst T.H. White is best known for his sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King, he did write many other novels such as this novel, The Master which was published in 1957. This Science Fiction Adventure novel follows a pair of Eleven-year-old twins & their dog who are marooned on the seemingly bleak island of Rockall. However, it is soon revealed that the island is actually ruled by a mind-controlling genius bent on world domination.

"THERE'S AN ANGEL IN THE CHIMNEY!"Mrs. O'Callaghan had come up with some pretty farfetched notions, but when she came running to Mr. White with this announcement, he was convinced she'd lost all touch with reality. Yet when the sensible English writer—whose only mistake had been to set up his workshop on the O'Callaghan's rundown Irish farm—ventured into the kitchen to see what had so upset his landlady, he was shocked to discover that the Archangel Michael had come down the chimney...