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Turton, Godfrey, _The Emperor Arthur_, (Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday,
1967).  This is another late Roman historical reconstruction.  Highly
recommended.

Twain, Mark, _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court_ (many
editions).

White, Terence Hanbury, _The Once and Future King_ and _The Book of Merlin_
(Berkley Books, ISBNs: 0-425-06310-0 & 0-425-07282-7, respectively.
Original copyrights in 1939 and 1940). A retelling of the legend from
the earliest stories.  More comedic than some of the other versions.
Be warned, _The Book of Merlin_ rehashes many themes and stories from
TOFK.  It's good, but if you experience deja-vu while reading it,
well, that's why.  _The Witch in the Wood_ [???]

Wolf, Joan, _The Road to Avalon_ (Onyx Novels, a subdivision of
Penguin Books.)  A romantic retelling, casting familiar characters
into startlingly different relationships.

Woolley, Persia, _Child of the Northern Spring_, _Queen of the Summer
Stars_, _Guinevere: The Legend in Autumn_ (Poseidon Press, New York,
London, Toronto, etc.)  The story of the life of Guinivere, from her
point of view.

Yolen, Jane, _The Dragon's Boy_ (Harper and Row, New York, 1990).
Children's fiction. Young Arthur meets a dragon and comes to accept
him as a friend and mentor.

Yolen, Jane, _Merlin's Booke: Thirteen Stories and Poems about the
Arch-Mage_ (Berkley Publishing Group, Ace Fantasy, New York, 1986).


2.  Poetry

_Lancelot of the Laik_.  A Scottish metrical romance, about 1490-1500
A.D.  Re-edited from a manuscript in the Cambridge University Library,
with an introd., notes, and glossarial index, by W. W. Skeat.  London,
New York, Published for the Early English Text Society by the Oxford
University Press [1965].

Carley, James P., introduction.  _Mathew Arnold and William Morris_
(_Arthurian Poets_ series, Woodbridge, Suffolk, and Rochester, NY:
Boydell Press 1990, ISBN: 0-85115-544-8).  Arnold's "Tristram and
Iseult" is the first modern English retelling of the Tristram legend,
a melancholy interpretation of the theme; Morris' different approach
apparent in the rich sensuality of his "The Defence of Guenevere."

Carley, James P., ed., introduction.  _A.C. Swinburne_ (_Arthurian
Poets_ series, ISBN: 0-85115-546-4).  Some of Swinburne's most
important poetry recreates the Arthurian legends from a modern
perspective.  Includes _Tristram of Lyonesse_.

Carley, James P., ed., introduction.  _E.A. Robinson_ (_Arthurian
Poets_ series, ISBN: 0-85115-545-6).  Robinson's Arthurian poems,
published between 1917 and 1927 won him a Pulitzer Prize.

Dodds, David, ed., introduction.  _Charles William_ (_Arthurian Poets_
series, ISBN: 0-88115-291-0).  Contains _Taliessin through Logres_ and
_The Region of the Summer Stars_, as well as twenty-four of William's
earlier poems on Arthurian themes from his collection _The Advent of
Galahad_ (many never published before), and fragments designed to form
a sequel to _Region_ which also appear for the first time.

Hole, Richard, _Arthur; or, The northern enchantment_ (GGJ and J
Robinson, London, 1798).  A poetical romance, in seven books.

Lupack, Alan, ed., _Arthur, the Greatest King: an Anthology of Modern
Arthurian Poems_ (forword by Raymond H. Thompson, Garland, New York,
1988).

Lytton, Baron Edward Bulwer, _King Arthur_ (London, Henry Colburn, 1849).

Maynadier, Howard, _The Arthur of the English Poets_ (Boston, New
York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1907).

Robinson, Edwin Arlington, "Merlin"(1917), "Lancelot"(1920) and
"Tristram"(1927). Verse retelling of the Arthur legend.  The last one
won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

Tennyson, Lord Alfred,  _Idylls of the King_ (Signet, 1961.)

About the _Arthurian Poets_ series: A volume on John Masefield is in
preparation. All the volumes contain the complete Arthurian poetry of
each author; for example, the Charles Williams volume has much
previously unpublished poetry.


3.  Non-Fiction and research

"Bulletin of Bibliography" (July-Sept. 1981, 38(3):128-138,149).
Contains an Arthurian bibliography.

Modern language association of America, _A bibliography of critical
Arthurian literature_ (New York City).

Modern Language Association of America. Arthurian Group. _A
bibliography of Arthurian critical literature_ (v.1-2;
1922/29-1930/35, New York).

_The Fall of Camelot_ (by the editors of Time-Life Books, Time-Life
Books, Alexandria, VA [USA], 1986).

Alcock, Leslie,  _Arthur's Britain_ (Penguin Press, 1971).
Documentary evidence of King Arthur's historical existence.
Alcock has also published much work concerning archaelogical
excavations of Glastonbury (speculated site of Camelot).

Andronik, Catherine M., _Quest for a King: Searching for the Real
King Arthur_ (Atheneum, New York, 1989).  Surveys the legends
surrounding King Arthur and examines the historical evidence behind
them.

Ashe, Geoffrey, _King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury_
(Dutton, New York, 1958, reprinted).  Glastonbury is the legendary
Avalon, site of Arthur's grave and source of much fanciful speculation
and scholarly interest.  The author reveals Glastonbury's distinctive
character in the dark ages as the meeting place of Saxon and Celt; the
glory of its Abbey as the center of English and medieval civilization;
and the significance of its legends in the mystical theory of the Holy
Grail -- a primary factor in the development of European religious
thought.

Ashe, Geoffrey, _From Caesar to Arthur_ (London: Collins, 1960).

Ashe, Geoffrey, et al, _Quest for Arthur's Britain_ (Granada, London;
Praeger, New York, 1968; reprinted with new introduction in 1987).

Ashe, Geoffrey, _King Arthur in Fact and Fiction_ (NY: Nelson, c.1969,
1971.)

Ashe, Geoffrey, _Camelot and the Vision of Albion_ (London: Heinemann;
NY: St.  Martin's, 1971.)

Ashe, Geoffrey, _King Arthur in Fact and Legend_ (first US edition,
Camden, New Jersey/T. Nelson, 1971).

Ashe, Geoffrey, "A certain very ancient book" _Speculum_ April, 1981,
pp.301-323.

Ashe, Geoffrey, _Kings and Queens of Early Britain_ (London: Methuen,
1982.)

Ashe, Geoffrey, _Avalonian Quest_ (London: Methuen, 1982; London:
Collins/Fontana, 1984.)

Ashe, Geoffrey, _Guidebook to Arthurian Britain_ (London: Longman's,
1980; London: Aquarian Press, 1983.)

Ashe, Geoffrey, _The Discovery of King Arthur_ (Guild, London, 1985.
ISBN N/A.)  Provides convincing accounts of the historical
roots of the legends and of who the original Arthur actually was.

Ashe, Geoffrey, _The Landscape of King Arthur_ (Webb & Bower, Exeter;
M. Joseph, London, 1987).

Ashe, Geoffrey, _King Arthur: The Dream of a Golden Age_ (Thames and
Hudson, London, 1990).

Ashton, Graham, _The Realm of King Arthur_ (Dixon, Newport, Isle of
Wight, 1974).

Barber, Richard.  _The Arthurian Legends: An Illustrated Anthology_.
Here for the first time is a single volume featuring the power and
range of Arthurian literature from the beginnings to the present day.
Illustrated.

Barber, Richard, _Arthur of Albion: an introduction to the Arthurian
Literature and Legends of England_ (London: Boydell Press, 1961.)

Barber, Richard, _The Figure of Arthur_ (London: Longman's, 1972.)
This title surveys the Arthurian controversy, works over the early
sources, and ends up with Arthur as a modern British national hero.

Barber, Richard, _King Arthur; In Legend and History_ (Boydell Press,
Ipswich, 1973).

Barber, Richard, _King Arthur: Hero and Legend_ (Woodbridge, Suffolk,
and Rochester, NY: Boydell Press 1988, ISBN 0-85115-254-6).  Current
version of _Arthur of Albion_.

Barber, Richard, ed., _Arthurian Literature_, vols. I-X.  Diverse
papers and studies.

Brengle, Richard L., ed., _Arthur, King of Britain: History, Romance,
Chronicle & Criticism_, (Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1964).
With texts in modern English, from Gildas to Malory.

Bromwich, Rachel, ed., _The Arthur of the Welsh: the Arthurian Legend
in Medieval Welsh Literature_ (University of Wales Press, 1991).

Chambers, Edmund Kerchever, _Arthur of Britain_ (Barnes and Nobel,
New York, 1964, original copyright 1927).

Clancy, Joseph P., _Pendragon: Arthur and his Britain_ (NY: Praeger,
1971).  Examines historical evidence for the existence of King Arthur
and traces the growth of the Arthurian legend from the tenth century
to modern times.

Coghlan, Ronan, _The Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends_ (Rockport, MA:
Element, 1991. ISBN 1-85230-199-6.)

Darrah, John, _The Real Camelot: Paganism and the Arthurian Romances_
(Thames and Hudson, New York, 1981).

Davies, John Glyn, _The Apotheosis of Arthur_ (Llanfairfechan, N.
Wales, 1962).  Reprint of a lecture delivered at the University of
Uppsala in 1926.

Dickinson, William Howship, _King Arthur in Cornwall_ (Longmans,
Green & Co., London/New York, 1900).

Dunning, R. W. _Arthur the King in the West_ (NY: St. Martins's, 1988).
This is an argument for a "Cornish" King Arthur.

Entwistle, William James, _The Arthurian Legend in the Literatures of
the Spanish Peninsula_ (JM Den & Sons, New York/London/Toronto,
1925).

Fife, Graeme, _Arthur the King: the Themes behind the Legends_ (NY:
Sterling Publishing, 1991.  ISBN 0-8069-8344-2.)  The development of
Arthurian literature including the themes of chivalry, courtly love,
hunting, magic and the Holy Grail.  Color, b/w illustrations.

Gardner, Edmund Garratt, _The Arthurian Legend in Italian Literature_
(JM Dent & Sons, London; EP Dutton & Co, New York, 1930).

Goodrich, Norma L., _King Arthur_ (Harper&Row, 1986.  ISBN
0-06-097182-7.)  Also wrote _Merlin_.

Jung, Emma and Marie-Louise von Franz, _The Grail Legend_ (Sigo Press,
1986. ISBN 0-938434-08-X.)

Hibbert, Christopher, _The Search for King Arthur_ (London, 1972?)
Another one of the survey studies of the legend of Arthur.

Jaffray, Robert, _King Arthur and the Holy Grail_ an examination of
the early literature pertaining to the legends of King Arthur and of
the Holy Grail, together with a brief review of the theories relating
to the latter-intended... (New York, G.P. Putnam, 1928).

Jenkins, Elizabeth _The Mystery of King Arthur_ (NY: Coward, McCann &
Geoghegan, Inc., 1975; London: George Rainbird, 1975.)  This is a
pictorial coffee book in the best sense of the word.  It's the
standard survey through the material with contemporary illustrations
ranging from a photograph of the white horse at Uffington and the late
Roman cataphract from Dura-Europos proceeding through mediaeval
illustrations, many in colour and ending up with the Victorian
paintings of William Morris and Edward Burn Jones.

Jones, Bedwyr Lewis, _Arthur Y Cymry, The Welsh Arthur_ (University of
Wales Press, Cardiff, 1975).  It discusses in great detail exactly
what information we have about Arthur, and -- more importantly --
considers what kind of conclusions can be drawn about the real origins
of these sources.

Jones, William Lewis, _King Arthur in History and Legend_ (Cambridge,
Eng. University Press, 1911, 1914, 1933).

Kittregge, George Lyman, _Arthur and Gorlagon_ (Boston: Ginn and Co.,
1903).

Lacy, Norris J., ed, _The Arthurian Encyclopedia_ (ISBN:
0-85115-253-8). The first reference book to offer a comprehensive and
critical treatement of Arthurian topics.  This work involves over 50
scholars and contains a wide range of entries in the arts and media;
Arthurian characters; history, legend and archaelogy; themes and
motifs; and a wealth of literature.  Illustrated.

Lagorio, Valerie M. and Mildred Leake Day, eds., _King Arthur through
the Ages_ (New York:Garland Pub, 1990).

Lampo, Hubert and Pieter Paul Koster, _Arthur and the Grail_ (London:
Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988).  Originally published in Dutch under
_Arthur_.  Introduction by Colin Wilson.

Lewis, Charles Bertram.  _Classical mythology and Arthurian romance_; a
study of the sources of Chrestien de Toryes' "Yvain" and other
Arthurian romances, by Charles Bertram Lewis.  London, New York [etc.]
Pub. for St. Andrews university by H. Milford, Oxford university
press, 1932.

Lindsay, Jack, _Arthur and his times : Britain in the Dark Ages_
(London : Frederick Muller, c1958).

Loomis, Roger Sherman, _Arthurian Tradition and Chretien de Troyes_,
(New York, Columbia University Press [1949]).

Loomis, Roger Sherman, _Arthurian legends in medieval art_ (London,
Oxford University Press; New York, Modern Language Association of
America, 1938).

Loomis, Roger Sherman, _Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages: a
collaborative history_ (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959).

Loomis, Roger Sherman, _Celtic myth and Arthurian romance_ (New York,
Columbia University Press, 1927, reprints).

Loomis, Roger Sherman, _Wales and the Arthurian legend_ (Cardiff,
University of Wales Press, 1956).

Loomis, Roger Sherman, _The Grail: from Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol_
(Princeton: Princeton U. Press, 1991. ISBN 0-691-02075-2.)

McCarthy, Terrence, _An Introduction to Malory_ (ISBN: 0-85991-325-2).
Malory's approach to his material is discussed, as are his sources,
and his individual contribution; finally, Malory and his book are
placed in their historical context.

Markale, Jean, _King Arthur, King Of Kings_ (translated by Christine
Hauch.  London ; New York : Gordon & Cremonesi, 1977).  Originally
published as _Le roi Arthur et la societe celtique_.

Matthews, Caitlin, _Arthur and the Sovereignty of Britain : King and
Goddess in the Mabinogion_ (illustrated by Chesca Potter.  London,
England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Arkana, 1989).

Matthews, John, _An Arthurian Legend_ (London: Aquarian Press, 1991. ISBN
0-85030-909-3.)

Matthews, John, _The Elements of the Arthurian Tradition_.  Who was
King Arthur?  What is the Holy Grail?  Who were the Faery Women of
Arthur's Court?  What is the Fellowship of the Round Table?  Who are
the Dwellers in Avalon?  Answers these and other questions about the
legend of Arthur.

Matthews, John, _The Elements of the Grail Tradition_.  Here, in
vivid historical detail, Matthews reveals the many facets of the Holy
Grail and its tradition.  Includes explanations of the myth of the
Fisher King, the Four Hallows, the "Holiest Earth" of Glastonbury and
the Wasteland.

Millar, Ronald William, _Will the real King Arthur please stand up?_
(London : Cassell, 1978).

Monell, Charles M., _Five hundred years of King Arthur_ ([Fullerton,
Calif.] : The Patrons of the Library, California State University,
Fullerton, c1987). The text is a lecture by Dr. Monell delivered at
the opening of the King Arthur exhibit at the California State
Library, Sacramento, on July 28, 1985 ... "--p. [3]. The article
first appeared in the July 1985 Bulletin of the California State
Library Foundation.

Morris, John, _The age of Arthur; a history of the British Isles from
350 to 650_ (New York, Scribner [1973]).

Nitze, William Albert, _Arthurian romance and modern poetry and
music_ (Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago Press [c1940]).

Pickford, Cedric Edward, Rex Last and Christine R. Barker, eds., _The
Arthurian Bibliography_ (Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] : D.S. Brewer ;
Totowa, N.J. : Biblio, -1983).

Ratcliffe, Eric, _The Great Arthurian Timeslip_ (Stevenage and Bungay
[Eng.] : ORE, 1978).

Reid, Margaret Jane Cornfute, _The Arthurian Legend_ (Edinburgh
[etc.] Oliver and Boyd [1938]).

Ritson, Joseph, _The life of King Arthur: from ancient historians and
authentic documents_ (London, Payne and Foss [etc.] 1825).

Robinson, Joseph Armitage, _Two Glastonbury legends: King Arthur and
St. Joseph of Arimathea_ (Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press,
1926).

Saklatvala, Beram, _Arthur, Roman Britain's Last Champion_ (Newton
Abbot: David & Charles, 1971.)  An unconventional study of King Arthur.

Scherer, Margaret Roseman, _About the Round Table_, (New York, 1945).

Simpson, Roger, _The Athurian Revival and Tennyson, 1800-1849_ ISBN:
0-85991-300-7.  A study of the interest in Arthurian literature in the
early part of the nineteenth century.  There is a complete
bibliography of early 19th-century Arthurian poetry, drama, and prose
fiction together with catalogues of paintings and illustrated books.

Skene, William Forbes, author; Derek Bryce, ed., _Arthur and the
Britons in Wales and Scotland_ (Lampeter [Wales] : Llanerch
Enterprises, c1988).

Starr, Nathan Comfort, _King Arthur today; the Arthurian legend in
English and American Literature, 1901-1953_, (Gainesville, University
of Florida Press 1954).

Surtees, Scott Frederick, _Merlin and Arthur_, ([Hertford, S. Austin
and sons, printers], 1871).

Taylor, Beverly and Elisabeth Brewer, _The Return of King Arthur_ (DS
Brewer, Cambridge, 1983.)  Contains an extensive bibliography in the
back.

Thompson, Raymond, _The Return From Avalon_ (Greenwood, Westport,
1985).  This is an excellent recent study of modern Arthurian
literature.

Tolstoy, Nikolai, _The Quest for Merlin_  (Little, Brown, 1985.  ISBN
0-316-85066-7.)

Treharne, R. F. (Reginald Francis), _The Glastonbury legends: Joseph
of Arimathea, the Holy Grail and King Arthur_, (London, Cresset P.,
1967).

Trevelyan, Marie, _The Land of Arthur, its Heroes and Heroines_,
(London, J. Hogg [pref. 1895]).

Vinaver, Eugene, _King Arthur's sword; or, The making of a medieval
romance_, (Manchester, Eng., John Rylands Library and the Manchester
University Press, 1958).

Vinaver, Eugene, _Malory_ ([1st ed.], reprinted with a new preface.
London, Clarendon P., 1970).

Whitaker, Muriel.  _The Legends of King Arthur in Art_.  ISBN
0-85991-306-6.  This is a study of works of art inspired by legends of
King Arthur and his knights and produced over a period of nine
centuries in Europe and North America.  It covers illuminated
manuscripts, printed books, sculpture, pavements, all paintings, easel
paintings, etc.

Whitehead, John, _Guardian of the Grail, a new light on the Arthurian
legend_, ([London] Jarrolds [1959]).

Wildman, S. G.  _The Black Horses, English Inns and King Arthur_
(London: John Baker, 1971).

Williams, Charles and C.S. Lewis, _Arthurian Torso_.  Two long
essays.  The first, by Williams, is a lengthy history of the
development of the Arthurian legend, discussing the entry of the
various great themes (i.e., courtly love, the Grail, etc.) and how it
affected the legend that had existed to that point.  The second, by
Lewis, is an indispensible guide to Williams' own Arthurian poems
(cited in the Poetry section).  These essays, along with William's
poems, can be found in trade paperback from Eerdmans' Press, Grand
Rapids.

4.  Medieval and Early Texts

_Gawain and the Grene Knight_.  Many translations, including one by
JRR Tolkien (_Sir Gawain and the Green Knight_, Clarendon Press,
Oxford, 1930).

_Lancelot of the Lake_.  Available in pb from Oxford's "The World's
Classics" series.  Anonymous, Arthurian cycle: _Lancelot of the Lake_,
_The Quest of the Holy Grail_, and _The Death of Arthur_.  Available
in pb from Penguin.  Most later Arthurian texts (especially Mallory)
are based on these, the same way most texts after Chretien derived
from Chretien.  The first listed, the "short" or "non-cyclic prose
Lancelot," is a very interesting point in the development of the
legend: Lancelot is not yet involved in the Grail quest (indeed, it is
implied that it has already occurred by the time he comes to King
Arthur's court).  The "cycle" is the first (existing) text, or set of
texts, to unite all the fundamental themes of the mythos.  Also
available from Penguin is a single volume edition with two long poetic
"morts d'Artu," under the title _The Death Of King Arthur_.  One is in
rhymed verse, the other in alliterative.

_The Mabinogion_ (many translations.) The Mabinogion is the collection
of Welsh stories and legends, where elements of the Arthurian legend
can be found.  These probably form the basis for the legend as we have
it today, though scholars seem to revise their opinions every now and
then.

Blackmore, Sir Richard, _An Heroick Poem (London, printed for Awnsham
and John Churchil, 1695).  In ten books.  Probably out of print.

Chretien de Troyes, _Arthurian Romances_ (Everyman's Library #698).
Various translations.  He was a 12th century writer/poet and the
single most improtant influence on the development of the Arthurian
mythos: it was he who linked Lancelot to Guinevere and who introduced
the moral question of their affair (in _Lancelot, Or the Knight of the
Cart_) and it was quite possibly he who brought the story of the Grail
Quest to Arthur's court (in _Perceval_).

Chretien de Troyes, _Ywain, the Knight of the Lion_ (Translated by
Robert W. Ackermand and Frederick W. Lock, Unger, New York, 1957, plus
other translations).

Chretien de Troyes, _Perceval, The Story of the Grail_.  (English
translation by Nigel Bryant, ISBN: 0-85991-224-8).  The story of the
making of a knight in both worldly and spiritual terms, and the source
of some of the most dramatic and mysterious adventures of romance.

Geoffrey of Monmouth, _History of the Kings of Britain_ (Penguin, 1966.
ISBN 0-14-044170-0.)  Fourteenth century historian.

Malory, Sir Thomas, _Le Morte D'Arthur_ (many editions).  The classic
15th century rendition of Arthurian legend according the French
tradition.  About where Lancelot in his romantic, very French, form
was added, and where the search for the Grail was put in Christian
terms.

Matarosso, translator, _The Quest of the Holy Grail_ (Penguin, 1969.
ISBN 0-14-044220-0.)

Middleton, Christopher, _The famous historie of Chinon of England_
(to which is added The assertion of King Arthure, translated by
Richard Robinson from Leland's Assertio inclytissimi Arturii,
together with... London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society by
H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925).

von Strassburg, Gottfried, _Tristan_ (Penguin, 1960. ISBN
0-14-044098-4.)

Wace and Layamon, _Arthurian Chronicles_, (with an introd. by Lucy
Allen Paton.  London ; New York : Dent, Dutton, [1921?]).

Wolfram von Eschenbach, _Parsival_ (Penguin, 1980.  ISBN
0-14-044361-4.)  Allows great insight into the mind of Chivalry for
those with the patience.  Modern translation of a medieval text.

5.  Magazines and Articles

Lambides, Freya Reeves, pub., _Avalon to Camelot_ (Debra N. Mancoff,
ed.)  A quarterly journal started in Fall 1983, lasted for four regular
issues to Summer 1984 before the publisher folded.  Two more issues
came out, but are not generally available.  It had some excellent
articles, and was well illustrated for a non-color production.
Surviving copies may be collector's items.

6.  Arthurian references

Coney, Michael Greatrex, _Fang, the Gnome_. (Signet/New American
Library, ISBN 0-451-15847-4).  The main characters are Fang, Nyneve,
Avalona (the non-human who teaches Nyneve) and Merlin (Avalona's son).
Arthurian characters who appear: Tristam and Iseult, Arthur, and
Galahad - with the other characters appearing only in "the Game"
played by Nyneve, Avalona and Merlin.  The Game is used to enter an
alternate reality and influence the characters there. Eventually the
other reality merges with that of Earth and the Arthurian story
becomes a reality.

Baigent, Michael, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln.  _Holy Blood, Holy
Grail_. (Corgi, 1993, ISBN 0-552-12138-X, many reprints.)  What it did
was propose a revolutionary theory about what the "San Greal" was (a
deliberate distortion for "Sang Real", the bloodline of Jesus - not
just through lots of hints, such as the obvious reference through
"Fisher King" with the Greek connection of the fish for Jesus, as well
as the "I shall make you fishers of men" phrase in the Gospel, etc -
but also through meticulously detailed research).  Not directly about
Arthur, but Arthur's connections with the Holy Grail myths are too
strong to ignore.

Bradley, Michael.  _Holy Grail Across the Atlantic_.  1988.  Bradley
carries on where Baigent, et al, leave off.  As well as utilizing
their book, he directly cites further details about an apparent
conspiracy to introduce 'clue-books' in famous libraries in France and
around Europe, over many decades. Bradley traces the Holy Grail from
'Before the Flood' - to Arthur - and from there across the Atlantic, -
to Nova Scotia - (before Columbus), its possible residence in Montreal
for many years, and then supposed return to Europe.

Cooper, Susan, _Over Sea, Under Stone_, _The Dark Is Rising_, _The
Green Witch_, _The Grey King_, _Silver on the Tree_.  Celtic derived
fantasy, some references to Arthur.  While these are "children's
books," they present good reading for adults as well.

|Drake, David, _The Dragon Lord_, (Berkeley Pub. Group, 1979.  ISBN
|0-399-12380-6).

Kay, Guy Gavriel, _The Summer Tree_, _The Wandering Fire_ and _The
Darkest Road_.  Also known collectively as "The Fionavar Tapestry."
Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere are, in various forms, called back to
assist in defeating The Unraveller in the one True World, Fionavar.
In addition, the tale is steeped in Celtic mythology and part of the
fun is matching characters back to specific myths and legends.

Knowles, Sir James, _The Legends of King Arthur and his Knights_,
(London, New York: Warne and Co., 1895).

Lewis, C.S., _That Hideous Strength_ (part of a three book set).
While it does have much non-Arthurian material, it does deal a good
bit with the line of the Pendragons and one of the characters is the
awakened Merlinus Ambrosius.

Matthews, Caitlin and John, _The Arthurian Book of Days_ (New York :
Macmillan, c1990).  Contains Arthurian events related to a particular
point in the year.  Illustrated with copies of rare paintings and
illuminations.

Spenser, Edmund, _The Faerie Queene_.  An excellent work and is
Arthurian at least in some of its sections, and should be
comprehensible to anyone who can read Malory.

Walton, Evangeline, _Prince of Annwn_, _The Children of Llyr_, _The
Song of Rhiannon_ and _The Island of the Mighty_ (Del Rey, 1970).
Modern reworkings of _The Mabinogion_.  Excellently written.  May be
hard to find.  Recently reissued in large tradeback, but is out of print.


7.  Celtic Fiction

_Irish Fairy and Folk Tales_ (Dorset, 1986.  ISBN 0-88029-073-0.)

Alexander, Lloyd, _The Book of Three_, The Black Cauldron_, _Castle of
Llyr_, _Taran Wanderer_, _The High King_.  Based on Celtic mythology,
these are excellent "children's" books.

Bedier, Joseph, _Romance of Tristan & Iseult_ (Doubleday Anchor, 1945.)

Flynn, Casey, _The Gods of Ireland_ (Bantam/Spectra).  This is a
series of books which retell the mythic cycle of Irish legends.  The
individual books are short and do stand alone, at least the first two
do.

Gantz, Jeffrey, _Early Irish Myths and Sagas_  (Penguin, 1981.  ISBN
0-14-044-397-5.)

Humphreys, Emyr, _The Taliesin Tradition_, (Black Raven, 1983.  ISBN
0-85159-002-0.)  Boring.

Jackson, Kenneth, _A Celtic Miscellany_ (Penguin, 1951.  ISBN
0-14-044247-2.)

Jacobs, Joseph, _Celtic Fairy Tales_  (Dover, 1968.  ISBN 0-486-21826-0.)

Llywelyn, Morgan, _Red Branch_ (Ivy Books, Ballantine Books, 1989.
ISBN: 0-8041-0591-X.  Retells the story of the Irish warrior-hero:
Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster.  Has also written _Grania_, _The Horse
Goddess_, and _Lion of Ireland_.

Paxson, Diana L., _The White Raven_ (Avon Books, 1988).  Retelling
of the Tristan/Iseult legend, from the point of view of Iseult's
slave/maid.  A pretty, romantic sort of tale.

Peacock, Thomas Love. _The Misfortunes of Elphin_ (c1829; many
reprints).  An irreverent take on the Mabinogion.

Rolleston, T.W., _Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race_  (Constable, 1911.
recent reprint, no date.  ISBN 0-09-467720-4)

Weston, Jesse L. _From Ritual to Romance_  (Anchor, 1957.)  A work on
the grail.

Yeats, Wm. Butler, _The Celtic Twilight_  (Signet, 1962.)

Yeats, Wm. Butler and Lady Gregory, _A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend,
and Folklore_ (Avenel Books, 1986. ISBN: 0-517-48904-X.  Irish tales,
plus the legend of Cuchulain.

8.  Organizations.

The Camelot (electronic) Mailing List:  contact the maintainer of the
Camelot mailing list at [e-mail] for more
information on this unmoderated list.

The International Arthurian Society.  [Address?]

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