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This is a fact based fiction story of Arthur who grew up in Marinette, Wisconsin. A small logging town on the shores of Lake Michigan. As a young boy he worked in these lumbermills. Then as a young teen he went down to Milwaukee to work in the steel mills. In his mid-teens he and a friend decided to take a train to Montana and work in the wheat field. But the drought there dried up the crops, so on the advice of people on the street, he decided to go up to Regina, Canada to find work in the wheat fields. The adventures he had there would remain with him, the rest of his life. From Moose Jaw, Canada he took another train across Canada then dropping down into Portland, Oregon. From there he took a paddle boat up the Mighty Columbia River to a town called The Dalles, Oregon. All this before he was drafted as a very young 20 year old into the WW1 boot camp. From there he spent 7 years in Alaska, then coming back to the Columbia River region and there he found love. Read the authentic letters of a friendship that blossomed into love and the every day life of Art and his girlfriend Elsie in 1927 &1928. Such adventures that this young man had that it will be hard to put the book down.
This is a fact based fiction story of Arthur who grew up in Marinette, Wisconsin. A small logging town on the shores of Lake Michigan. As a young boy he worked in these lumbermills. Then as a young teen he went down to Milwaukee to work in the steel mills. In his mid-teens he and a friend decided to take a train to Montana and work in the wheat field. But the drought there dried up the crops, so on the advice of people on the street, he decided to go up to Regina, Canada to find work in the wheat fields. The adventures he had there would remain with him, the rest of his life. From Moose Jaw, Canada he took another train across Canada then dropping down into Portland, Oregon. From there he took a paddle boat up the Mighty Columbia River to a town called The Dalles, Oregon. All this before he was drafted as a very young 20 year old into the WW1 boot camp. From there he spent 7 years in Alaska, then coming back to the Columbia River region and there he found love. Read the authentic letters of a friendship that blossomed into love and the every day life of Art and his girlfriend Elsie in 1927 &1928. Such adventures that this young man had that it will be hard to put the book down.
In a forgotten age of darkness, a magnificent king arises to light the land. They called him unfit to rule, a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard. But his coming had been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. And he had learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin. In order to bring about the Summer Kingdom--the reign of peace and prosperity foreseen by Taliesin--Arthur must first unite the petty British kings under his banner as High King and Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty. A period of intense warfare and considerable treachery follows with Arthur narrowly prevailing, greatly aided by Merlin's guidance and counsel. But that is only the beginning... Wave upon wave of barbarian troops, traitorously assisted by some of the defeated British kings, batter Arthur's depleted forces. Once again, following an epic struggle against terrible odds, the High King prevails. Peace reigns, the Summer Kingdom flowers, but only for a season. Soon Arthur will face his greatest test--a deadly trap set by the sorceress Morgian with his beloved Queen Gwenhwyvar as the bait...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864/1865. A short sketch of his life and history in english verse of the first half of the fifteenth century. Second edition.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864/1865. A short sketch of his life and history in english verse of the first half of the fifteenth century. Second edition.
Nirgends w hrt der Frieden lang; die Gem ter schwingen im kleinen Ich, das Gewalt zeitigt. Und die Herrscher fragen nur, was ihr Volk ihnen geben kann, bis Arthurs Vater auf seiner Insel fragt, was er dem Volk geben kann. Als Nachfolger regiert der Jugendliche, dem ein Lichtdiamant geh rt, mit seinen Freunden. Sie setzen die Beteiligung der Sippen, D rfer und anderen Gemeinschaften fort, ber die Steuern entscheidet das Althing. Arthur verteidigt den Boden siegreich gegen Landr uber, aber nach dem Krieg erweist sich als vor dem Krieg, und die Verb ndeten springen ab. Aus dem Nichts gew hrt eine hoch bewinterte Herrscherin vom Festland dem Inselvolk Beistand. Um den einzigen Alliierten an Arthur zu binden, verlangt sein Freundeskreis von ihm die diplomatische Heirat. Eines der Mitglieder wei , dass es sich bei der hohen Frauwe um die K nigin der Elben handelt, verschweigt es aber. Die Wesen aus dem Ersten Zeitalter sehen seit jeher sehr jung aus. Ihnen liegt viel daran, den kleinlichen Erdbewohnern zu genug Seelenlicht zu verhelfen; der Quelle des Friedens. In ihre K nigin verliebt sich Arthur unsterblich. Doch sogar ihm als dem tiefblickenden Pflegesohn einer Fee entgeht, dass die Glut des Mordens aus den Seeschlachten seinen Gef hlen und Gedanken einfl stert. Auf Arda, der Wohnst tte der Lebewesen, macht sie die Quelle des Schlechten aus. Arthur wertet die erstaunliche Kriegst chtigkeit der Elben als Einladung zur Beutenahme bei fr heren Invasoren; unterschwellig treiben ihn Begehren nach einem Gro reich. Daran zerbrechen Ehe und Pakt krachend. W hrend seines Rachefeldzugs setzt Arthurs Untergang ein, doch sehen die Elben einen Ausweg: die Transformation vom kleinlichen Erdbewohner zum Elben zum Menschen. Arthur soll als Pionier ein Herz entwickeln, das von Licht berbordet. Nur so bertrumpft man die Glut des Mordens und macht Arda, die Wohnst tte der Lebewesen, frei von ihr. Die Hoffnungen richten sich auf Arthur. Erf llt er sie?
Vi skulle ha ridit ut stormen, detta anser jag även idag. Men vi gjorde det inte. För när stormen väl kom, så vågade han inte och han stack huvudet i sanden. Sedan tog sagan slut. Det är bara att titta på oss, hur vi sitter här på trappan och väger på varje litet ord. Sida vid sida, men på milslångt avstånd från varandra, och med den där äckliga cigaretten i munnen Jonna bor i Sverige tillsammans med sin holländska man Max och sina tonårstvillingar. När hon får reda på att hennes svärfar Arthur lagts in med hjärnblödning bestämmer hon sig för att skydda sin familj och vänta med att ringa Max, som är på semester med barnen. I stället åker hon själv till sjukhuset i Leiden. Detta beslut skapar en fnurra på tråden och fnurran blir snart en rejäl knut, da Jonna får en helt annan bild av sin svärfar. Jonnas och Max olika syn på Arthur blir som en avgrund mellan dem. Arthur är en berättelse om den destruktiva kraften av att bära på familjehemligheter och om nödvändigheten i att lyfta på slöjan för att kunna göra sig fri.
It is said that a monument now stands before the high church of Caerleon: an anvil pierced through with a sword. It is said that the sword can only be taken by the Briton's rightful king... From Sunday Times bestseller Amy Jeffs', Arthur: A New Life mines the deep, elusive seams of a story we think we all know: the legend of King Arthur. But here he is anew: a larger-than-life warlord, a hero raised by fairies, a leader of the wild hunt, a monster-slayer, lying wounded under the ash cloud, longing to rise again. Tracing an epic story from Merlin's conception and the building of the Round Table to the abduction of Guinevere and King Arthur's ambitious quest for Empire, this Arthur is as real as any other, brought back to life from the earliest sources. Drawing out the dark and beautiful stories from the original medieval and early-modern texts, Amy guides the reader from citadels through forests, into volcanoes, caves and riverbanks and beyond, even as far as Hell and the Otherworld. Going further than merely the stories, she provides incisive commentary about each tale, emphasising the legends' crafted nature and their symbiotic relationship with the political cultures of contemporary medieval Europe. Thirty original linocut illustrations map the inky Arthurian myth-scape, darkened by time, familiar as a dream.
Arthur
BoD - Books on Demand
2026
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The story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table has a fascination which is universal. But the story is not only popular, it is controversial. Historians take diametrically opposed views on its central fi gure, King Arthur, for the written sources are few and diffi cult to interpret with certainty. As a contribution to the debate, this book traces the growth of the legend of King Arthur and its link with the West Country, bringing together archaeology, early and relatively late written sources, tradition and myth. It focuses in particular on the ancient Abbey of Glastonbury and the South Cadbury hillfort, one a possible link with the Dark Age Arthur, the other well known for its exploitation of the hero king and the Grail legend. By seeking to explain the Arthurian legend in its true context, this intriguing volume will interest not only the general reader but also the student of medieval history, archaeology or literature. First published in 1988, this newly revised and updated book contains a great many photos, maps, plans and illustrations, including colour plates.
Arthur the donkey is having a party – but he wants it to be fantastic. So fantastic, that only fantastic guests can come! But when none of his friends qualify to go on the guest list, he changes his mind – and everyone has lots of fun. Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Text type – A humorous story.An invitation and reply for Arthur’s party on pp22-23 offer a great opportunity to extend the story and link to children’s writing.Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices living in a diverse world.This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: How to Make Pop-up Cards by Monica Hughes.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Arthur Conan Doyle
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2008
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A collection of letters between Arthur Conan Doyle (author and creator of Sherlock Holmes) and his mother, covering most of his life, written between 1867 and the year of her death in 1921. Doyle was raised almost solely by his mother in Dickensian circumstances, (his father latterly suffered from dipsomania and epilepsy and so spent much of his later life in asylums). Since Sherlock Holmes's inception in 1887, he has been one of the best-known and widely read literary characters, and the subject of more radio and television shows and motion pictures than any other fictional character in history. Although Doyle and his Holmes continue to be much written about, talked about and adapted, this is the first time that this material, along with other personal papers, has ever been made available. Conan Doyle although most famously remembered for Holmes, was also a physician, sportsman, public figure, war correspondent, pioneer of science fiction, psychic investigator, and prominent spiritual missionary. These letters reveal fascinating portraits of Doyle: his trip to the Arctic aged 21 where he served as a ship's surgeon on a whaling ship; his unprofitable stint as a Harley Street doctor and his decision to abandon this in favour of writing, more money and the opportunity to help his mother to look after his many younger brothers and sisters; his friendships with J.M.Barrie (among others); his attempts to write material other than Holmes; and his involvement in the spiritualist movement – something that his mother, a devout Roman Catholic, was completely against. ‘Mam’ as he called her, was his most loyal confidant, and his letters functioned to a certain extent as confession and cleansing penance, until his mother’s death in 1921. The collection is annotated by Daniel Stashower, award-winning mystery novelist and author of the recent Conan Doyle biography "Teller of Tales", and Jon Lellenberg, the U.S agent for the Conan Doyle estate.
The feel-good read of 2024. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth Oâ??Leary and Alice Osemanâ??s Heartstopper. Selected as one of the Independentâ??s 19 debut authors set to make their mark in 2023
An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven. Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal. Arthur, High King of Britain is a gripping historical adventure from the master storyteller of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden. Michael Morpurgo has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.