The Once and Future King (1939)

T. H. White's modern classic about King Arthur. This particular edition may have been published in Russia, but it is in fact written in English. I just finished reading this edition on the Open Library. I wonder why it is described as being written in Russian?

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Epic, classical in form and nostalgic.

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Author: T. H. White
First published: 1958
Pages: 654
Publisher: Collins, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Berkley
Editions: 81
Language: heb, Spanish, Russian, English
ISBN: 9780441627400

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