Sunday, August 16, 2009

10 Books A Day: #116















Merlin's Ring...H. Warner Munn...Del Rey

Merlin's Godson...H. Warner Munn...Del Rey

The Green Knight...Vera Chapman...Avon

The King's Damosel...Vera Chapman...Avon

King Arthur's Daughter...Avon

Arthur Rex...Thomas Berger...Laurel

The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights...Howard Pyle...Signet

The Acts Of King Arthur And His Noble Knights...John Steinbeck...Del Rey

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court...Mark Twain...Washington Square Press

Beowulf: A New Telling...Robert Nye...Dell


The remarkable Vera Chapman was born in 1898 in Bournemouth, England; lived in South Africa until moving back to England to become one of the first women to matriculate as a full member of Oxford University; founded The Tolkien Society, taking the member name of Belladonna Took, and persuaded J. R. R. Tolkien to become its honorary President. She began writing books in 1976 (her 78th year!) and continued to do so until her death in 1996. But what first drew me to these books were the glowing covers by the Brothers Hildebrandt.


Book Count: 1340.

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