Adapted to music by Loreena McKennitt Part I On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And through the field the road runs by To many-towered Camelot; And up and down the people go, Gazing where the lilies blow Round an island … Continue reading
“At home one of the six books was unexpected; a copy of Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory. It was a beautiful edition with pictures, and it had belonged to a bohemian, educated uncle — her mother’s brother. So she kept it and I read it. The stories of Arthur, of Lancelot and Guinevere, of Merlin, … Continue reading
A DAMSEL'S COMPENDIUM 