despite the fact that my shower is broken, so I can’t enjoy my usual read in there!!

Just finishing The Once and Future King which I bought two years ago, so I am that far down the TBR pile!!

I have the original Sword in the Stone version and I love it – was very puzzled to read his adapted version, which is the first of five books in this volume…. the bits he changed are of very poor quality and are glaring in the middle of the fine craftmanship of the rest of the story. The attack on Morgan’s castle doesn’t even make sense, and to cut the wonderful magical fight between Merlin and Madame Mim – the man is crazy!!!