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Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, lies feverish and wounded in his tent outside the French Castle of Sir Lancelot. The Round Table has collapsed into warring factions. Arthur and Gawain are besieging the man who used to be their closest friend, Lancelot. As his anxious brain... Read Full Overview

Old and ill, Sir Gawain . . . tells his young squire old tales of courage and treachery of the Holy Grail, of courtship and magic and betrayal. The pen-and-ink drawings are starkly dramatic and handsome, echoeing the holdness and drama of the story.--Bulletin of the Center for... Read Full Overview