Arthur : At The Crossing Places: v. 2 - Hardcover

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858813980 ISBN 13: 9781858813981

Publisher: Orion Children's Books, 2001

Synopsis

January 2000: Arthur de Caldicot arrives at Holt to be squire to Lord Stephen and accompany him on crusade. It is an exciting and bewildering time for him as he finds a warhorse, is fitted with armour, and improves his fighting skills. He dreads a confrontation with his blood-father, the violent Sir William, and dreams of finding his true mother; he discovers girls ¿ including the vivacious Winnie de Verdon whom he rescues from burning to death; he has to deal with the aftermath of a murder; he sees the sea for the first time, sails to France and finally takes the Cross. And meanwhile these events are reflected in his seeing stone, in stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Packed with incident, wonderful characters, and fascinating historical detail, and interwoven with brilliant retellings of Arthurian legends, this is a glorious follow-up to The Seeing Stone.

About this title

Product Description:

367 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. Medieval Life And In Its Contemporary Approach To The Arthurian Legends. Second Volume In The Arthur Trilogy.

Review:

"The Seeing Stone is being heralded as a classic in the making and pre-publication reviews include: "it is of course wonderful to read such a lyrical, authoritative and accessible retelling of the Arthurian legends.. best of all is the figure of Arthur de Caldicot, a true child of his time, would-be man of action and poet in spite of himself. I truly love this book." Jan Mark; "another sparkling tale from this master storyteller." Tara Stephenson in The Bookseller"

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1858813980
• ISBN 13: 9781858813981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384