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Queen Guinevere and other stories from the court of King Arthur / Mary Hoffman ; [illustrated by] Christina Balit.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Classics (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)Publisher: London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2015Description: 69 pages : color illustrations, genealogical table ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781847807168
  • 184780716X
Uniform titles:
  • Women of Camelot
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- Mother of magic: Igrayne's story -- Queen of the Round Table: Guinevere's story -- Merlin's bane: Nimue's story -- The savage damsel: Lyonet's story -- Sisters in sorcery: Morgan, Morgause and Elaine -- The loathly lady: Ragnell's story -- Castle adventurous: Elaine's story -- The queen's knight: Guinevere's love for Lancelot -- The isle of Avalon: the stories' end -- List of characters -- About the stories.
Summary: Dramatic retellings of stories from Arthurian legend, from the perspectives of Guinevere, Igrayne, Nimue, and the other women whose actions drive the legends through love, hate, enchantment, and tragedy.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 398.2094 H711 Available 33111008137255
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2094 H711 Available 33111008347672
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When the messenger rode across our narrow bridge, I was looking out of a window. My blood seemed to stop its journey around my body when I saw the livery of Uther Pendragon. That's the second sight. All the women in our family have it to some extent...In this dramatic retelling, based on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Britain's legendary King Arthur and the tales surrounding him are viewed from the perspective of eight women. Determined and resourceful, they drive the Camelot story through love, hate, intrigue, enchantment and tragedy as, one by one, their voices come swirling out of the mists of time to tell their stories.

"First published as Women of Camelot in Great Britain in 2000 by Frances Lincoln Children's Books"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 69).

Introduction -- Mother of magic: Igrayne's story -- Queen of the Round Table: Guinevere's story -- Merlin's bane: Nimue's story -- The savage damsel: Lyonet's story -- Sisters in sorcery: Morgan, Morgause and Elaine -- The loathly lady: Ragnell's story -- Castle adventurous: Elaine's story -- The queen's knight: Guinevere's love for Lancelot -- The isle of Avalon: the stories' end -- List of characters -- About the stories.

Dramatic retellings of stories from Arthurian legend, from the perspectives of Guinevere, Igrayne, Nimue, and the other women whose actions drive the legends through love, hate, enchantment, and tragedy.

Grades 5-8.

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