The Road to Camlann
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Author | Rosemary Sutcliff |
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Illustrator | Shirley Felts |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Published | 1981 by The Bodley Head |
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Pages | 143 |
ISBN | 0-370-30384-9 |
The Road to Camlann: The Death of King Arthur is the third book in Rosemary Sutcliff's Arthurian trilogy, after The Sword and the Circle and The Light Beyond the Forest. This book portrays the events that lead to the Battle of Camlann and the downfall of Camelot, including Guinevere and Lancelot's secret affair, and the betrayal of Arthur's illegitimate son Mordred.
When, at the end of the battle, Ector laments Lancelot, Sutcliff uses Thomas Malory's text from Le Morte d'Arthur.[1]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Lupack, Barbara Tepa (2004). Adapting the Arthurian legends for children: essays on Arthurian juvenalia. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 34. ISBN 9781403962966.
- Sutherland, Zena (1986). The best in children's books: the University of Chicago guide to children's literature, 1979-1984. University of Chicago Press. p. 416. ISBN 9780226780603.
Categories:
- 1981 British novels
- Novels by Rosemary Sutcliff
- British children's novels
- Modern Arthurian fiction
- The Bodley Head books
- Novels set in the 6th century
- 1981 children's books
- 1980s children's novel stubs
- Children's historical novel stubs
- 1980s historical novel stubs