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The Sword in the Stone

by: T.H. White (author)

In old Merry England weather behaves. In the Castle of Forest Sauvage, Wart (rhymes with Art for Arthur) follows Sir Ector's 'proper son' Kay, two years older. Wizard Merlyn, fewmets from talking owl familiar Archimedes, turns boy into perch, hawk, owl, stone, and badger for their lessons and... show more

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Format: hardcover

Publisher: Putnam

Pages no: 312

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Historical Fiction, Medieval, Mythology, Arthurian

Series: The Once and Future King -4 (#1)

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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it

6 years ago

http://alison.booklikes.com An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge 3.0 The Sword in the Stone

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Another from NPR's Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf. The rating is entirely indicative of my enjoyment of the book and does not reflect the quality of the writing/story. I do not like this type of fantasy, and it was kind of a slog for me to finish this book. Very similar to when I had to read The Wiz...

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Julian Meynell's Books rated it

10 years ago

http://julianmeynell.booklikes.com Julian Meynell's Books 5.0 White's The Sword and the Stone

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This book is remarkable and wonderful. It concerns the training of a young boy named Wart (the future King Arthur at the hands of the wizard Merlyn. It is a collection of incidents primarily and there is not really an overarching point although at all times T.H. White feels free to express points ...

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Book Ramblings rated it

10 years ago

http://apatt.booklikes.com Book Ramblings 3.0 The Sword in the Stone

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If you are looking for my review of this book please head for my long winded review of The Once and Future King as this book is Part 1 thereof. If, on the other hand, you are not looking for my review... Hello!

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Flying Kick-a-pow! rated it

12 years ago

http://Brigid.booklikes.com Flying Kick-a-pow! 4.0 The Sword in the Stone (Collins Modern Classics)

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3.5 StarsI don't know if I'll really be reviewing this or whether I'll just review The Once and Future King as a whole. So ... we'll see.

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MatthewHunter rated it

12 years ago

http://MatthewHunter.booklikes.com MatthewHunter 5.0

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I absolutely refuse to label The Sword in the Stone as children's or young adult lit. Sure, the main character Wart's a child, but c'mon. Disney movie and talking animals aside, this books definitely not for children. The humor's too adult-focused, I think.For example, in answer to King Pellinore's ...

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