The Arthurian cycle told straight through — the sword, the Round Table, Tristram, the Grail — followed by the Welsh Mabinogion and the hero myths of the British race. Thomas Bulfinch was a Boston bank clerk who wrote the book that taught English-speaking readers their own legends, and it has never been out of print since 1858. He tells the stories rather than explaining them, which is why they stuck. Thirty-eight paintings from 1775 to 1910 by artists including David Roberts and Edmund Blair Leighton carry the castles, towers and harbours of the legends alongside the text.

The Age of Chivalry : Arthur, the Mabinogion and the Hero Myths of Britain
Kirjoittanut Thomas Bulfinch










