The sword in the stone
When Merlyn the magician comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons Kay and the Wart, schoolwork suddenly becomes much more fun. After all, who wouldn't enjoy being turned into a fish, or a badger, or a snake? But Merlyn has very particular plans for the Wart. This is the children's story of King Arthur's childhood which was the basis for the still popular Disney cartoon of the same title.
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- The Once and Future King, by T.H. White.
The Sword in the Stone is probably my favorite Disney movie so I was delighted to discover the movie was based on a book which was even better.
- Did you read any interesting novels or books last year? Please share them with us. Some of my favorites from 2021:
* East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck beautifully captures and shares the culture of old America through the lives of two families that become interwoven over time.
* H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. Macdonald's book is part auto-biography (dealing with depression), part biography on T. H. White (of Sword in the Stone's fame), and lightly part guide on caring for hawks.
* The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov. This was actually a repeat read for me after 7+ years of my first read through. Two new foundations are created to save the milky way galaxy from 30,000 years of war and anarchy after the fall of the galactic empire. Their goal is to limit that period to 1,000 years.
This post is inspired from 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17513576
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