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The Seeing Stone
Автор: Crossley-Holland Kevin Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2006 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 сентября 20112008-10-17
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The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo and anticipate the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life.
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At the Crossing-places
Автор: Crossley-Holland Kevin Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2006 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20102009-09-30
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Arthur de Caldicot arrives at Holt to be squire to Lord Stephen and accompany him on crusade. It is an exciting and bewildering time for him as he finds a warhorse, is fitted with armour, and improves his fighting skills. He dreads a confrontation with his blood-father, the violent Sir William, and dreams of finding his true mother; he discovers girls — including the vivacious Winnie de Verdon whom he rescues from burning to death; he has to deal with the aftermath of a murder; he sees the sea for the first time, sails to France and finally takes the Cross. And meanwhile these events are reflected in his seeing stone, in stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Packed with incident, wonderful characters, and fascinating historical detail, and interwoven with brilliant retellings of Arthurian legends, this is a glorious follow-up to THE SEEING STONE.
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Short: A Book of Very Short Stories
Автор: Crossley-Holland Kevin Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 1998 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092000-10-21
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In this collection of very short stories, none of the stories is more than two pages long, and some are much shorter. There are stories about ghosts, supermarkets, animals, adventures, and all kinds of things. Kevin Crossley-Holland is an established writer, who has produced a number of books for OUP, and this is a short and sharp collection of funny, intriguing, and scary stories.
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