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Books in the King Arthur genre:

The Boy’s Mabinogion (1881)

A collection of twelve traditional Welsh tales mainly concerning the Matter of Britain. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Alfred Fredericks

The Lady of Shalott (1881)

One of the poems making up the cycle of Idylls of the King. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Alfred Tennyson
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Book of Romance (1902)

A collection of romances, chiefly from the Arthurian cycle. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)

The first of four volumes in Howard Pyle’s history of The Matter of Britain - that is the story of King Arthur. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Fairy Tales Old and New (1905)

Illustrations to “Stories of King Arthur” are by Rackham.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table (1905)

This is the second volume in Howard Pyle’s four volume work on the Matter of Britain - the story of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. This volume includes stories of Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram and Sir Percival. Read online at Hat... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions (1907)

This is the third of four volumes by Howard Pyle regarding the Matter of Britain - that is King Arthur and his knights. In this volume he tells of the adventures of Sir Launcelot du Lac and the birth of his son who was to become Sir Galahad - sans pe... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Stories of King Arthur (1910)

Eleven familiar tales of King Arthur. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): A. L. Haydon
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur (1910)

In this, the fourth and final volume of his history of the Matter of Britain - that is King Arthur and his knights, Howard Pyle tells of the adventures of Sir Galahad and the death of King Arthur. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

King Arthur’s Knights (1911)

Some of the tales of the Knights of the Round Table. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Henry Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Beltane the Smith (1915)

Growing up isolated among hermits, young Beltane has a lot to learn about the world. His education begins when a stranger comes to the woods offering sword and horse lessons to the young man. Still, will he be ready when Lady Helen of Mortain rides t... View More

Author(s): Jeffery Farnol
Illustrator(s): Arthur E. Becher

The Knights of the Round Table (1915)

This is an abridgement of King Arthur’s Knights having only eight plates.

Author(s): Henry Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Boy’s King Arthur (1917)

A retelling of the Arthurian romances taken from Sir Thomas Malory. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Sidney Lanier
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (1917)

An abridged version of Malory. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Alfred Pollard
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

King Arthur and His Knights (1923)

Another retelling of the story of King Arthur. Read online at archive.org.

King Arthur and His Knights (1924)

This version of the story of King Arthur is taken from Malory by an expert in medieval literature.

King Arthur and His Knights (1932)

A retelling of the story of King Arthur.

Author(s): Henry Frith
Illustrator(s): Frank Schoonover

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1933)

This is the first of Howard Pyle’s four books that encompass the Matter of Britain - that is the story of King Arthur. It tells of how Arthur became king and some of his adventures. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): William James Aylward
Howard Pyle

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions (1933)

This is the third of four volumes by Howard Pyle regarding the Matter of Britain - that is King Arthur and his knights. In this volume he tells of the adventures of Sir Launcelot du Lac and the birth of his son who was to become Sir Galahad - sans pe... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Harvey Thomas Dunn
Howard Pyle

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table (1933)

This is the Brandywine edition. It includes the stories of Lancelot, Sir Tristram and Sir Percival. There is also a library edition in blue cloth, without the paste on label.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle
Frank Schoonover

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