The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights, credited to Sir Thomas Malory; James Knowles, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir Thomas Malory; James Knowles. Read in English by Thomas Rose The Publishers have asked me to authorise a new edition, in my own name, of this little book—now long out of print—which was written by me thirty-five years ago under the initials J.T.K. In acceding to their request I wish to say that the book as now published is merely a word-for-word reprint of my early effort to help to popularise the Arthur legends. It is little else than an abridgment of Sir Thomas Malory’s version of them as printed by Caxton—with a few additions from Geoffrey of Monmouth and other sources—and an endeavour to arrange the many tales into a more or less consecutive story. - Summary by James Knowles

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights
• Author credits: Sir Thomas Malory; James Knowles
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 9:48:39

Catalogue topics

• arthurian legends

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 4:04
2. 01 - The Prophecies of Merlin and The Birth of Arthur — 21:28
3. 02 - The Sword and Stone, Coronation, Excalibur, War with the Eleven Kings — 33:11
4. 03 - The Adventure of the Questing Beast — King Arthur drives the Saxons from the Realm — The Battles of Celidon Forest and Badon Hill — 28:46
5. 04 - King Arthur Conquers Ireland and Norway, Slays the Giant of St. Michael’s Mount, and Conquers Gaul , The Adventures of Sir Balin — 24:37
6. 05 - Sir Balin Smites the Dolorous Stroke, and Fights with his Brother, Sir Balan — 28:19
7. 06 - The Marriage of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, and the Founding of the Round Table, The Adventure of the Hart and Hound — 33:32
8. 07 - King Arthur and Sir Accolon of Gaul — 25:20
9. 08 - King Arthur conquers Rome, and is crowned Emperor — 25:31
10. 09 - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot du Lake — 48:38
11. 10 - The Adventures of Sir Beaumains or Sir Gareth. Part 1. The Quest of Sir Beaumains — 40:05
12. 11 - The Adventures of Sir Beaumains or Sir Gareth. Part 2. The Tournament before Castle Perilous — Marriage of Sir Gareth and the Lady Lyones — 29:17
13. 12 - The Adventures of Sir Tristram Part 1 — 43:57
14. 13 - The Adventures of Sir Tristram Part 2 — 32:17
15. 14 - The Quest of the Sangreal. Part 1. The Bewitching of Merlin. The Knighting of Sir Galahad. The Quest for the Sangreal Begins. — 33:43
16. 15 - The Quest of the Sangreal. Part 2. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, Sir Percival, and Sir Bors. — 29:17
17. 16 - The Quest of the Sangreal. Part 3. The Sangreal is Achieved. The Death of Sir Galahad. — 32:59
18. 17 - Sir Lancelot and the Fair Maid of Astolat — 41:50
19. 18 - The War Between King Arthur and Sir Lancelot and the Death of King Arthur — 31:48

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