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hard not to admit it to themselves at first. He also must deal with his fragile psyche, and

he goes mad two or three times. However, before the end of the book, his greatest wish

comes true.

The focus of the story switches back to Arthur for The Candle in the Wind. His past

comes back to haunt him as his bastard son, Mordred, comes to Camelot and stirs up all

kinds of trouble. He plots Arthur’s downfall, and does so by using the still-unresolved

love triangle between Arthur, Lancelot and Guenever. There is a war that no one wants

except Mordred. The end of this book is at the eve of the war, and here is where the

volume, The Once and Future King, comes to an end.

A fifth book, The Book of Merlyn, is sold as a separate volume. In this book, Arthur is

revisited by Merlyn and the Badger, one of the animals that the Wart had met during his

childhood, the geese, and other animals.

Tia Nevitt, 1996 ([email protected])

T. H. White s Twist on a Timeless Tale

T. H. White’s The Once and Future King is one of the most complete and unique

portrayals of the immortal legend of King Arthur. Though it has been in print for less than

half a century, it has already been declared a classic by many, and is often referred to as

the “bible” of Arthurian legend. White recreates the epic saga of King Arthur, from his

childhood education and experiences until his very death, in a truly insightful and new

way. This is not, however, the first complete novel of Arthur’s life. In the fifteenth

century, Sir Thomas Malory wrote Morte d’Arthur, the first complete tale of Arthur’s life.

Since then, a countless number of books have been written on the subject, yet none can

compare to The Once and Future King. It has easily become the most popular of all the

Arthurian novels as it is loved by both children and adults. Though similar in many ways

to other works of the same subject, such as Malory’s, White gives new details, meanings,

and insightful modernization to the story, giving it an earthy quality which the reader can

identify with. White’s rendering of the Arthurian legend differs from the traditional

versions in that he includes contemporary knowledge and concepts, adds new stories and

characters to the legend, and provides new perspectives by probing deeper into the