Arthur, High King of Britain Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

Reviews

1. A Parent
   on 15 May 2017

   Not Impressed

   My daughter has been given this book to read at school. She is 10. The repetitive use of the word 'bastard' whether in context or not is completely inappropriate and unnecessary. There are large proportion of children whose parents are unmarried these days!

   Scholastic: Please note that we advise that this book is suitable for ages 12-14 years, therefore would not advise that this book is suitable for your daughter's age.

   1out of 5

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What kids think

1. epic123
   on 27 October 2014

   EPIC!!!!

2. AngelofDeath
   on 9 March 2014

   The classic story about King Arthur

3. FallenAngel16
   on 20 October 2013

   A great book to lose yourself in, I can read it forever and add my own thoughts and backstories to it. It’s great for a quick getaway from the real world. Recommended. Four stars.

4. Nashdasher
   on 9 March 2013

   Great book to learn about king Arthur and a good story.

5. totalbookworm
   on 2 March 2013

   Really interesting book. I learnt a lot about the myth of King Arthur, something I really wanted to find out about after reading ‘framed’

6. dashernasher
   on 4 March 2012

   This is such a good book on Arthur I think it was brillent.

7. booksrcul
   on 29 January 2012

   A really good book! I never knew the true story of Arthur.

   5out of 5

8. emilythetiger
   on 10 July 2011

   it looks boyish on the front but when you read it it is good. and i do like michael morpurgo anyway.

9. Icelollygirl77
   on 8 July 2011

   I got it

   5out of 5

10. Princess-Aysha
    on 3 March 2011

    Michael Morpurgo creates a new layer for the historic tale of King Arthur.

    5out of 5

11. gethi
    on 3 March 2011

    I loved this book. I love things to do with the roundtable. I really like Merlin!

    5out of 5

12. boffers
    on 31 August 2008

    Micheal Morpurgo is a realy good writer but this i did not realy like it

    2out of 5