books by Terence Hanbury White (reference paperback bestiary)

books by Terence Hanbury White

books:

The Book of Beasts : Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century

2 reviews
Terence Hanbury White

Dover Publications, 1984

12th Century Biology
This is indeed an excellent book for those interested in history and biology. ~The Book of Beasts~ is a translation from Latin of a Twelfth century bestiary. It was written as a serious scientific study of zoology, despite giving equal precedence to dogs, horses, lions, dragons, and unicorns. This was the world of wildlife as the people of the 1100's saw it. It includes such beliefs as ...

Ill Made Knight

2 reviews
Terence Hanbury White

Putnam Pub Group, 1940

The best of T.H. White's Once and Future King
If you like King Arthur and even if you don't you should read The Once and Future King. Especially Ill Made Knight. The most moving and compelling account of Lancelot's affair with Guenivere ever written.

The Once and Future King

327 reviews
Terence Hanbury White

Ace Trade, 1996

creative, rich and wonderful
I loved how detailed and orginal the story was. It's like T.H. White instead of trying to tell the complete story of King Arthur, takes little snippets of the parts he thought were particularly interesting or wonderful and makes them beautiful and rich with life and meaning. His words are full of love and light.The Once and Future King

The Sword in the Stone

39 reviews
Terence Hanbury White

Philomel, 1993

Fragmented Masterpiece
Finding a COMPLETE version of this book is difficult. When the Sword and the Stone was grafted onto the rest of the series to form the Once and Future King, T.H. White removed several scenes from the book. Growing up enjoying the Walt Disney version of the film, I was disappointed when I read the Once and Future King. Where was the wizard's duel between Merlyn and Madam Mim? Surely, Disney ...

THE SWORD IN THE STONE a Novel in RARE Color DustJacket of Sword embedded in Stone in front Oval Gilt
T. H., B/W Doublespread Illustrated Endpapers Terence Hanbury White, 1939

HBDJ, 1939, Early Vintage Edition, Dates Match on Title & Copyright Page, BOMC , VG+/VG, AS-IS, Bright Blue with stamped picture

The Once and Future King
Terence Hanbury White

Dell Books, 1964

Classic retelling of the Arthurian material.

Das Buch Merlin. Das unveröffentlichte Fünfte Buch von 'Der König von Camelot'.
Terence Hanbury White

Klett-Cotta, 1998

Witch in the Wood

1 review
Terence Hanbury White

Putnam Pub Group (T), 1939

Book two of THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: The Queen of Air and Darkness, a.k.a. The Witch in the Wood
"Her strong enchantments fading, her towers of fear in wreck, her limbecks dried of poisons and the knife at her neck, The Queen of air and darkness begins to shrill and cry, 'O young man, O my slayer, To-morrow you shall die.' O Queen of air and darkness, I think 'tis truth you say, and I shall die to-morrow; but you will die to-day." - A.E. Housman, LAST POEMS "Even if you have to ...

The Age of Scandal (Oxford Paperback Reference)

1 review
Terence Hanbury White

Oxford University Press, USA, 1987

Scandalous?
'Age of Scandal' details the sort of scandal and gossip that abounded during the 18th century. The king, his ministers and the "upper classes" were all subjected to the scandalmongers of the time, and White enjoys reporting on both the mongers and on their subjects. T.H. White is a great writer, with an light manner that made this book relatively easy to read, despite its depth of detail. I ...

The Bestiary : a Book of Beasts

1 review
Terence Hanbury White

Putnam Pub Group (Paper), 1960

marvelous illustrations
Ever wonder what a manticore looks like? Or a griffin? Or even common animals like lions and cats? This book has a wealth of information, complete with reproductions of the medieval manuscripts of the various beasts. The definitions and the illustrations are very interesting. Of course, some of the information given seems to have no basis in science.The lynx's urine is supposed to harden into a ...