Reader(s): Jason, Neville
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Catalogue No: NAX90112
Barcode: 9789626349014
Release Date: 12/2008

WHITE, T.H.: Once and Future King (The) (Unabridged)

The complete box set of T.H. White’s epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend. The novel is made up of five parts: The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn. Merlyn instructs the Wart (Arthur) and his brother Sir Kay in the ways of the world. One of them will need it—the King has died leaving no heir, and a rightful one must be found by pulling a sword from an anvil resting on a stone. In the second and third parts of the novel, Arthur has become King and the kingdom is threatened from the north. In the final two books, the ageing king faces his greatest challenge, when his own son threatens to overthrow him. In The Book of Merlyn, Arthur’s tutor Merlyn reappears, and teaches him that, even in the face of apparent ruin, there is hope.

Tracklist

Disc 1
White, Thomas Hanbury - Author
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1 The Sword in the Stone 00:31
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2 Chapter 1 06:13
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3 So it was decided. 07:28
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4 The Mews was one of the most important parts of the castle… 06:42
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5 Chapter 2 05:52
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6 The night fell still… 05:36
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7 There was a clearing in the forest… 06:45
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8 The Wart went over to the tree… 06:31
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9 Chapter 3 06:30
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10 Merlyn had a long white beard… 06:44
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11 The Wart was so startled… 07:00
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12 The vanity-glass vanished… 07:17
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Disc 2
1 Chapter 4 07:35
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2 Chapter 5 06:24
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3 People in those days had rather different ideas… 06:09
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4 They crossed the courtyard… 06:45
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5 The Wart was on an even keel now… 05:15
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6 Mrs. Roach held out a languid fin… 05:08
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7 The Wart looked, and at first saw nothing… 06:40
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8 Chapter 6 06:09
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9 Kay was frightened by this… 06:28
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10 The gore-crow hastened to obey… 06:58
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11 The Wart knew he was probably going to be killed… 06:35
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12 Instantly Mother Mim was framed in the lighted doorway… 06:40
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Disc 3
1 It ought perhaps to be explained… 07:57
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2 Chapter 7 06:36
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3 The day was cooler than it had been… 07:04
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4 While this incantation was going on… 05:27
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5 Sir Grummore Grummursum was cantering up… 06:39
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6 With a blood-curdling beat of iron hoofs… 07:38
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7 King Pellinore hurriedly sat on his victim's chest… 06:58
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8 Chapter 8 06:08
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9 'What a shame that they should be kept prisoners…' 06:11
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10 The darkness became watered with light… 06:40
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11 All the hawks… 06:31
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Disc 4
1 'Life is blood…' 07:26
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2 Chapter 9 05:58
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3 There seemed to be no sensible reply to this. 05:30
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4 The Wart was still staring at his tutor's chair… 06:16
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5 Chapter 10 07:03
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6 They went to the man cautiously… 07:02
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7 At the moment he was lying on his back… 05:24
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8 The Wart thought it was time to ask… 06:27
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9 Chapter 11 06:04
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10 After the staff lecture… 05:37
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11 It was about compline… 06:12
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12 They were close to the castle… 05:45
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Disc 5
1 Chapter 12 06:39
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2 The Wart did not know quite how to put it… 06:46
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3 She waved her apron at the sergeant… 07:20
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4 Chapter 13 05:50
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5 Some people say that snakes are deaf… 06:49
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6 'I know some history' said the Wart… 05:10
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7 He was timid, ruminant and harmless… 07:14
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8 Once upon a time… 08:01
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9 Chapter 14 04:56
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10 This is what the letter said… 06:05
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11 Another thing was the riot… 05:11
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Disc 6
1 Chapter 15 05:45
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2 William Twyti was called for… 06:46
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3 Chapter 16 05:55
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4 He weighed between ten and twenty score… 07:03
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5 Wart had lost the panicky feeling… 07:45
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6 In a small bushment the grim boar stood at bay… 06:01
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7 So King Pellinore was bent over the dead beast… 05:55
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8 Chapter 17 05:32
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9 'Another thing I like about them,' said the Wart 05:54
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10 'Well, you know quite well,' said Merlyn… 05:28
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11 Chapter 18 05:47
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12 'Do you like it?' asked the owl… 06:23
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Disc 7
1 It was a long and terrible journey… 04:43
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2 People don't think of trees as alive… 08:01
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3 The Wart watched… 08:10
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4 Chapter 19 05:40
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5 Being invisible is not so pleasant as it sounds… 06:19
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6 They had become interested in this discussion… 07:44
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7 'I think that was a very good wreath…' 07:59
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8 There was a distant noise… 07:43
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9 Chapter 20 05:23
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10 The education of any civilized gentleman… 06:39
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Disc 8
1 Chapter 21 05:13
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2 The call sounded from far away… 05:34
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3 'I don't want to hear it any more…' 05:27
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4 With these words… 06:41
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5 The old gentleman scratched about… 07:14
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6 Chapter 22 07:26
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7 King Pellinore closed his eyes tight… 06:49
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8 Chapter 23 06:12
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9 When he got to the inn it was closed. 06:26
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10 A snake slipping easily along the coping… 06:05
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11 Chapter 24 06:06
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Disc 9
1 THE WITCH IN THE WOOD 00:22
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2 Chapter 1 06:18
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3 When King Uther Pendragon learned… 05:40
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4 Queen Morgause of Lothian and Orkney… 05:56
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5 Chapter 2 05:49
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6 The magician uncurled his beard… 06:25
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7 'Well,' said Merlyn… 05:19
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8 Chapter 3 07:05
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9 Arthur interrupted him… 06:34
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10 Chapter 4 05:23
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11 'But supposing,' said Kay… 05:02
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12 Chapter 5 05:46
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Disc 10
1 'Well, begor, it was a fine state of business…' 08:00
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2 It was a strange scene that they presented… 08:45
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3 Chapter 6 05:58
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4 'Very well. But the funny thing is… ' 05:10
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5 Chapter 7 07:44
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6 They examined the club carefully… 06:30
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7 They made him turn the vellum… 06:57
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8 She dried her tears at once. 05:21
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9 The unicorn's legs stretched out… 05:32
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10 Gareth stopped crying… 05:36
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Disc 11
1 Chapter 8 05:24
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2 'Apropos of this Table,' said Merlyn. 03:42
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3 Chapter 9 05:08
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4 On the second day… 06:17
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5 The Queen had recognized the impossible. 06:22
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6 As Gareth came in… 07:05
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7 'She's stupid,' said the King. 08:20
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8 Well, he thought… 08:16
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9 Chapter 10 08:21
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Disc 12
1 Chapter 11 07:29
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2 With this the unfortunate… 06:20
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3 As they drew nearer… 06:49
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4 Chapter 12 06:12
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5 Arthur began with an atrocity… 04:34
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6 The Charges began with the growing day… 08:16
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7 Chapter 13 05:45
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8 Inside the castle… 04:29
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9 Chapter 14 07:33
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10 After the marriage came… 08:09
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Disc 13
1 THE ILL-MADE KNIGHT 00:16
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2 Chapter 1 07:13
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3 Chapter 2 06:48
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4 Three years may seem a long time… 07:03
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5 Chapter 3 06:20
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6 The young lady with the plucked eyebrows… 06:16
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7 Chapter 4 06:00
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8 Lancelot threw his spear… 06:09
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9 It was the second half of summer… 06:24
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10 Chapter 5 04:32
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11 The Roman war was a complicated business… 04:58
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12 Chapter 6 04:00
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Disc 14
1 Chapter 7 07:40
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2 Lancelot was still asleep… 06:38
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3 Merry England in Pendragon's time… 06:31
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4 When he had got the man to bed… 05:24
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5 In the forest of the apple tree… 05:27
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6 The riding was the whole thing. 05:58
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7 Chapter 8 06:28
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8 When the hawk was safely rescued… 07:30
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9 Lancelot grew white about the nostrils. 05:35
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10 Chapter 9 05:17
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Disc 15
1 The King put his head in his hands… 05:17
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2 Chapter 10 05:34
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3 Chapter 11 05:21
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4 The people formed in a procession… 05:58
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5 Chapter 12 05:50
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6 The butler read the paper. 06:35
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7 Chapter 13 08:27
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8 Chapter 14 04:57
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9 One day my brother asked… 04:53
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10 Chapter 15 05:16
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11 Chapter 16 07:28
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Disc 16
1 Arthur's feelings completed the misery… 07:19
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2 Chapter 17 06:21
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3 Chapter 18 07:22
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4 Chapter 19 06:40
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5 'I was coming to that… ' 05:49
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6 Chapter 20 04:36
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7 'He is deaf and dumb,' said the King. 04:20
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8 Chapter 21 08:47
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9 Chapter 22 05:27
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10 It had been arranged… 04:19
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11 Chapter 23 08:37
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Disc 17
1 Chapter 24 04:46
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2 'Lancelot,' she said one morning… 05:59
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3 Chapter 25 06:46
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4 The world had been expected to end… 08:25
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5 Chapter 26 05:24
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6 Lancelot looked at him in consternation. 04:30
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7 Chapter 27 08:11
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8 It is something like idleness… 07:12
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9 Chapter 28 05:30
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10 'Thing a bit. The man's a vegetarian… ' 06:38
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11 When Michaelmas was gone and past… 05:29
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Disc 18
1 Chapter 29 06:56
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2 'Poor Bors. I hope he was not… ' 07:11
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3 'I had better finish my story,' he said… 03:38
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4 Chapter 30 06:09
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5 'Perhaps I had better tell you… ' 05:04
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6 'Percy was so ashamed of himself…' 05:42
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7 Chapter 31 07:39
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8 Chapter 32 05:52
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9 Lancelot considered his cup. 05:58
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10 'Well, the lady was not talking to me.' 05:54
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Disc 19
1 'I confessed, then, 'he said eventually… 05:38
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2 Chapter 33 05:18
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3 Guenever complained… 05:08
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4 Chapter 34 05:59
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5 Guenever's central tragedy… 06:29
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6 Chapter 35 06:13
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7 Chapter 36 06:51
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8 Unfortunately there were other people… 04:36
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9 Chapter 37 05:51
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10 The ill-made knight was not involved… 06:48
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11 Chapter 38 08:32
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Disc 20
1 Chapter 39 04:51
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2 'Lance,' she said before the tournament… 04:50
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3 Chapter 40 04:38
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4 Chapter 41 04:46
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5 A third straw in the wind… 06:02
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6 Chapter 42 05:02
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7 'How dare you say it was a knight… ' 05:31
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8 Chapter 43 04:36
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9 'What is the matter?' asked Lancelot. 04:25
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10 Chapter 44 05:05
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11 Chapter 45 08:29
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12 Do you think it would be fine… 08:23
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Disc 21
1 THE CANDLE IN THE WIND 00:28
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2 Chapter 1 05:42
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3 Agravaine said: 'Mordred…' 05:49
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4 Mordred looked at him. 07:29
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5 Chapter 2 06:30
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6 Mordred heard his own voice 05:42
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7 Chapter 3 07:30
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8 Such had been the surprisingly modern civilisation… 07:24
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9 As Malory pictures him… 07:22
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10 He would have called himself… 07:51
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11 Chapter 4 05:58
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Disc 22
1 She relented… 06:00
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2 But Arthur was the touching one of the three. 05:51
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3 'Perhaps you didn't know… ' 07:28
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4 'Cut the sniveller's head off…' 06:47
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5 Chapter 5 07:52
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6 Arthur, who had come pattering… 08:21
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7 Agravaine entered the conversation… 08:12
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8 Chapter 6 08:43
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9 Chapter 7 06:02
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Disc 23
1 He slid the wooden beam… 05:29
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2 The handle which lifted the latch… 06:15
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3 He put his shoulder… 06:01
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4 Chapter 8 06:23
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5 He broke down… 07:03
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6 The other turned his back… 07:05
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7 They were beginning their unprofessional petition… 07:10
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8 Gawaine's enthusiasm had evaporated… 07:04
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9 Chapter 9 05:24
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10 In the silence… 04:57
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11 She left the fireplace… 05:42
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Disc 24
1 Chapter 10 08:17
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2 His sarcasms were as easy… 05:54
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3 It was noticed… 05:41
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4 The ill-made knight turned… 05:57
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5 'The Queen shall come back to him… ' 04:50
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6 Chapter 11 06:22
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7 Guenever sat for some time… 06:21
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8 'They did used to talk… ' 06:33
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9 People write tragedies… 06:08
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10 'What do you want?' 06:47
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Disc 25
1 Chapter 12 07:11
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2 'He was fond of our mother.' 07:21
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3 Chapter 13 06:54
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4 'He met Arthur at Dover… ' 06:44
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5 Chapter 14 06:46
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6 The wars of his early days… 06:40
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7 The blessing of forgetfulness… 06:43
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8 Another worn-out circle… 06:01
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9 'Put it like this.' 05:28
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10 'You will say to them…' 05:42
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Disc 26
1 THE BOOK OF MERLYN: Chapter 1 06:45
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2 'There's a description for you.' 07:59
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3 Chapter 2 07:12
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4 'I am ready,' he said 07:19
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5 Chapter 3 05:16
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6 In Cornwall they halted… 06:05
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7 The combination room had changed… 06:47
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8 'The trouble is,' said Archimedes… 04:40
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9 The Badger, it may be mentioned… 04:47
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10 'Stupid!' cried the magician 05:23
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11 Chapter 4 03:02
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12 Chapter 5 06:21
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Disc 27
1 'You should read Lamb's letter… ' 05:51
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2 'Go on, if you must.' 05:23
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3 Chapter 6 05:10
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4 'Perhaps I have painted a dark picture of the humans.' 05:17
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5 Chapter 7 07:25
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6 The new ant put down its cadaver… 06:43
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7 Chapter 8 06:22
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8 Chapter 9 06:22
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9 Chapter 10 04:38
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10 'The ants fight wars.' 04:51
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11 Chapter 11 05:00
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12 It was true indeed… 05:04
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13 Chapter 12 05:31
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Disc 28
1 He began to feel an uneasiness in himself. 04:48
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2 Chapter 13 05:21
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3 When it had sunk in she left him… 05:27
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4 Remembering the queen ants… 07:46
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5 Chapter 14 06:40
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6 One of the peaks of the migration… 05:23
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7 Chapter 15 04:15
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8 The nest-making enthralled her… 05:04
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9 Chapter 16 05:16
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10 'Of course the owners of private property… ' 06:47
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11 'Man might become migratory.' 05:37
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12 Chapter 17 05:48
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Disc 29
1 Chapter 18 06:21
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2 All the beauty of his humans… 06:47
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3 Chapter 19 05:58
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4 'Sir, there are a great many things…' 06:12
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5 'Number 4…' 07:16
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6 'The committee has suggested… ' 05:21
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7 The animals read them out in turn. 06:01
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8 '10,000 years from now… ' 06:31
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9 Chapter 20 07:40
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10 'Ipse' says a medieval poem… 06:56
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11 Then there are the Irish… 07:36
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