The history of the kings of Britain
Geoffrey, of Monmouth, 1100?-11542004
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Completed in 1136, this is the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the Saxons some 2000 years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin and King Arthur it is as much myth as it is history but it captured the imagination of subsequent generations.
Main title:
The history of the kings of Britain / Geoffrey of Monmouth ; translated with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004.
Collation:
384 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
This translation originally published: 1966.Translated from the Latin.
ISBN:
9780140441703 (pbk)
Dewey class:
936.200942941.0099
Language:
EnglishLatin
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BRN:
880
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