TY - BOOK AU - White,T.H. TI - The Sword in the Stone T2 - The Once and Future King SN - 0006742009 U1 - F WHI PY - 1938/// CY - London PB - HarperCollins KW - Arthur, KW - Merlin (legendary character) KW - Knights and knighthood KW - Fiction KW - Wizards KW - Kings, queens, rulers, etc KW - Arthurian romances KW - Magic KW - Large type books KW - FICTION / Fantasy / Arthurian KW - bisacsh KW - FICTION / Classics N1 - Middle grade / teen; This work in alternate format is reproduced with the permission of the Canadian Reprography Collection. The books are financed by the Ministry of Education, Ontario and are lent without charge to visually handicapped students. ; Photocopied from; London : Collins, 1971; ISBN 0006742009 N2 - Growing up in a colorful world peopled by knights in armor and fair damsels, foul monsters and evil witches, young Arthur slowly learns the code of the gentleman. Under the wise guidance of Merlin, the all-powerful magician for whom life progresses backward, the king-to-be becomes expert in falconry, jousting, hunting, and swordplay. He is transformed by his remarkable old tutor into various animals so that he may experience life from all points of view. In every conceivable way, he is readied for the day when he, alone among Englishmen, is destined to draw the marvelous sword from the magic stone and become the King of England ER -