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The Quest of the Fair Unknown
By Morris, Gerald
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61863-152-0
- Publisher
- Houghton
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
Gr 5-Up Morris continues his tradition of effectively translating the tales of King Arthur for a new generation of readers. Beaufils spends the first 17 years of his life in a forest cottage with his loving mother, never meeting another human being. Then, upon her urging, he goes forth into the world of men, to seek ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
When his mother dies, seventeen-year-old Beaufils ("Fair Son," as his mother called him) journeys to Camelot to seek his unknown father, purportedly a knight there. Raised in complete isolation, Beaufils is innocent of the world and its dangers, so he brings a fresh perspective to the more contradictory aspects of chivalry ("This honor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
