The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions - Hardcover

Howard Pyle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684183137 ISBN 13: 9780684183138

Publisher: Atheneum, 1985

Synopsis

This book, based on the Arthurian legend, includes stories about the brave deeds of Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Gawain, Sir Gareth, and the birth of Galahad

About this title

From the Author

I am not the author but merely a private publisher. Howard Pyle was born in 1853 and was well known as an illustrator, training men such as N.C. Wyeth. My wife and I wanted to reproduce some of his works to be enjoyed by a younger generation and have entirely re-typeset all the books we published as well as cleaned up some of the images to make them suitable for reprinting. This was a labor of love and we hope you enjoy reading the books as much as we did.

We have reprinted the four books about King Arthur and his knights as well as The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, all in a blue hardbound format.

About the Author

Howard Pyle was a successful American author and illustrator, many of whose books are aimed at younger readers. After only a few formal lessons in artistic techniques, Pyle initially began his career creating illustrations for magazines, finally publishing his first work in Harper s Weekly at the age of twenty-five. Pyle s career took off, and he was soon creating his own stories and publishing illustrated books for children. His most famous work is The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, which was the first cohesive retelling of the medieval legend of Robin Hood. His other famous works include Men of Iron, a tale about knighthood, and a four-volume collection about King Arthur. Howard Pyle died in Florence in 1911 at the age of fifty-eight.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0684183137
• ISBN 13: 9780684183138
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 340
• Illustrator: Howard Pyle