Galahad and the Grail
Merlin's Isle Volume 1
$69.50
- Hardcover
376 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2026
Summary
For many, the tales of Arthur and his knights are the stuff of bedtime stories or children’s cartoons. But the origin of these tales goes back more than a thousand years, part of a Europe-wide storytelling tradition. In the past century, much of the Christian bedrock of these stories has been stripped away, losing their foundational themes, deeper character motivations, and the potency of the tales themselves.
Now, bestselling poet Malcolm Guite re-enchants the legend of King Arthur f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786227126 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786227126 |
| Author: | Malcolm Guite |
| Publisher: | Canterbury Press Norwich |
| Imprint: | Canterbury Press Norwich |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 864g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 168mm x 250mm |
| Series: | Merlin's Isle |
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Critics Review
‘An astonishing achievement, a ballad that picks you up and sweeps you onward into adventure, solemn magic and beauty.’ – Susanna Clarke
‘The grail quest is a search for re-enchantment…every vista opening out onto the gifts of grace, forgiveness and renewal’ – Rowan Williams
‘In a world of AI slop, that [Guite’s] book exists at all is a glorious miracle all of its own. It is beautifully illustrated with the woodcut illustrations of Stephen Crotts and a pleasure to read aloud. Buy this book immediately so the next volumes appear and Guite’s Merlin can ward off the ChatGPT darkness’ – The Times
‘Galahad and the Grail is full of numinous power, literary grace and Christian tradition deftly braided with folk tales..’ – Matthew D’Ancona, The New World
Malcolm Guite
Malcolm Guite is the former Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. A performance poet and singer/songwriter, he lectures widely on poetry and theology in Britain and the US. In 2023 he was awarded the Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship, for his outstanding multifaceted promotion of the Gospels through poetry, public speaking and scholarship.
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