White also wrote another book in the series, The Book of Merlyn (1977), which was published after his death. This musical was then made into a film in 1967, starring Vanessa Redgrave. It inspired a 1960 musical adaptation, Camelot, by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, starring Julie Andrews. The complete cycle enjoyed similar success when it was published in 1958. Walt Disney bought the film rights straight away, and eventually made an animated film adaptation in 1963. The Sword in the Stone was an immediate bestseller and praised for its wit and inventiveness. As well as medieval legend, the book is also heavily influenced by contemporary events, particularly the Second World War. In 1958, White rewrote these novels and added a new section, creating an omnibus known as The Once and Future King. This was followed by two more books covering Arthur’s reign and the downfall of Camelot, The Witch in the Wood (1939 later retitled The Queen of Air and Darkness), and The Ill-Made Knight (1940). This became The Sword in the Stone, published in 1938. Inspired by Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, a medieval retelling of Arthurian legend, White decided to write a ‘preface,’ a more light-hearted story about Arthur’s life before he became king. Terence Hanbury White (1906 – 1964) was a British author and teacher. Book one, The Sword in the Stone, published first as a novel for children, tells the story of Arthur’s early life and Merlin’s unusual lessons and is joyful addition to the Arthur legend. As he grows up, he will pull the famous sword from the stone, become the legendary King Arthur and rule over Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table…Ī retelling of the Arthur legend based on Thomas Malory’s classic Morte d’Arthur. But little does Wart know that the destiny he is being prepared for is to rule England.
Every day, Merlyn turns Wart into a different animal to teach him a different life lesson.
Wart is an average little boy being trained by the wizard Merlyn, to prepare him for a future he knows nothing about.
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