Throughout the pandemic, I've been using some time to read through a lot of old books I've had lying around, potentially getting rid of some at a later date.
Last night, after more than a month, I finished King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Sir Thomas Malory, which was originally published in 1485.
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| Definitely not the original |
That's just thirty-five years after the invention of the printing press and over 500 years old!
This version came with a really neat introduction about the history of the legends and the book itself (where I learned the printing press factoid from), which was almost as good as the stories that followed it.
The stories were pretty much what I expected: Arthur, Merlin, the Holy Grail, etc., except with less fantasy and way more religious imagery.
The writing and language was pretty fun to read. Very old! A lot of ye's, thee's, thou's, and weirder words that probably haven't been spoken in a couple hundred years. Thank goodness for Google!
A+ read, keeping it, might read it again some time.
Cheers!
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