Title: The Sword in the Stone

Title: The Sword in the Stone Title Record # 1070
Author: T. H. White
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: The Once and Future King
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Substantially recast for The Once and Future King, according to SFE3

Synopsis: WorldCat: Wart is Kaye's adopted younger brother, more used to running Kaye's errands than in being the centre of attention himself. When he meets the wizard Merlin, it's the start of a chain of events that leads him to a sword buried in a stone and the kingship of England.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1964^ⓘTranslated by Åke Ohlmarks.	Swedish	Svärdet i stenen
1965^ⓘTranslated by Jean Muray Published in a juvenile publication series.	French	L'épée dans le roc
1967^ⓘTranslated by Max Schuchart	Dutch	Het zwaard in de steen [as by Terence H. White]
1976^ⓘTranslated by Rudolf Rocholl (prose), Translated by H. C. Artmann (verse)	German	Das Schwert im Stein
1989^ⓘTranslated by Fernando Corripio Pérez	Spanish	La espada en la piedra

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Preliminary Nominees	1984 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
6	1987 Locus	All-Time Best Fantasy Novel
Preliminary Nominees	1988 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
7	1998 Locus	All-Time Best Fantasy Novel before 1990
1	2014 Retro Hugo	Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Sword in the Stone	1938-00-00	T. H. White	Collins		8/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	338	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Sword in the Stone	1939-00-00	T. H. White	G. P. Putnam's Sons		$2.75^?$: US dollar	vi+ 312	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	T. H. White
The Sword in the Stone	1952-00-00	T. H. White	Collins (St. James's Library #3)			339	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Once and Future King	1958-04-00	T. H. White	Collins		25/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	1958-08-25	T. H. White	G. P. Putnam's Sons			677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	1958-09-00	T. H. White	Collins		25/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	1961-03-00	T. H. White	Dell	Y001	$0.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Alex Tsao
The Sword in the Stone	1963-10-00	T. H. White	Dell Laurel-Leaf	8445	$0.50^?$: US dollar	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Sword in the Stone	1964-00-00	T. H. White	Time-Life Books			xviii+ 287	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Alan E. Cober
The Once and Future King	1964-05-00	T. H. White	Dell	6612	$0.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Alex Tsao
The Sword in the Stone	1964-12-00	T. H. White	Dell Laurel-Leaf	8445		288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Sword in the Stone	1966-03-00	T. H. White	Dell Laurel-Leaf	8445	$0.50^?$: US dollar	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Once and Future King	1966-07-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion				pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1966-10-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion				pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1966-12-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion				pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1967-10-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion	N1320	$0.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Bob Peak
The Once and Future King	1967-11-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion			639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1967-11-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion			639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1968-02-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion			639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1968-12-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion	N1320		639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Bob Peak
The Once and Future King	1969-03-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion			639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1969-09-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion			639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1970-00-00	T. H. White	Collins			677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	1970-10-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion			639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1971-05-00	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02077-0	$1.25^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1973-00-00	T. H. White	Book Club Associates			677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	1977-05-00	T. H. White	Fontana / Collins	0-00-612201-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound	638	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	William Hatherell
The Once and Future King	1977-05-00	T. H. White	Fontana / Collins	0-00-612201-9	C$2.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	638	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	William Hatherell
The Once and Future King	1978-00-00	T. H. White	Collins	0-00-221601-9		677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	1978-04-00	T. H. White	Fontana / Collins	0-00-612201-9	£1.50^?£: UK pound	638	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	William Hatherell
The Sword in the Stone	1978-09-15	T. H. White	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0-440-98445-9	$6.50^?$: US dollar	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Sword in the Stone	1979-04-00	T. H. White	Fontana Lions	0-00-671305-X	£0.80^?£: UK pound	286	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Alan Lee
The Once and Future King	1979-11-00	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-04490-4	$2.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Magic World of T.H. White: Mistress Masham's Repose, Book of Merlyn, Once & Future King (boxed set)	1980-12-01	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-04519-6	$7.45^?$: US dollar		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Once and Future King	1981-12-00	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-05614-7	$3.50^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1982-00-00	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-06310-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Frederic Marvin
The Once and Future King	1982-00-00	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-09116-3	$4.95^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	1982-07-00	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-05614-7	$3.50^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Frederic Marvin
The Once and Future King	1984-12-00	T. H. White	Berkley Books	0-425-08196-6	$4.50^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Frederic Marvin
The Once and Future King	1986-03-00	T. H. White	Flamingo / Fontana Paperbacks	0-00-654010-4	£3.95^?£: UK pound	638	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Stephen Lavis
The Sword in the Stone	1986-05-00	T. H. White	Fontana Lions	0-00-671305-X	£2.25^?£: UK pound	286	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Alan Lee
The Once and Future King	1987-00-00	T. H. White	Ace Books	0-441-62740-4	$7.99^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Frederic Marvin
The Once and Future King	1987-12-00	T. H. White	Fontana	0-00-615310-0	£4.95^?£: UK pound	638	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Sword in the Stone	1991-00-00	T. H. White	Lions / HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-674200-9		298	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Alan Lee
The Once and Future King	1991-06-00	T. H. White	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-221601-9	£14.99^?£: UK pound	677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Sword in the Stone	1994-00-00	T. H. White	Lions	0-00-674200-9	£3.99^?£: UK pound	298	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Once and Future King	1994-00-00	T. H. White	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-615310-0	£7.99^?£: UK pound	638	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Once and Future King	1996-10-00	T. H. White	Ace Books	0-441-00383-4	$16.95^?$: US dollar	677	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Once and Future King	1996-12-00	T. H. White	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-648301-1	£7.99^?£: UK pound	825	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	John Howe
The Once and Future King	1997-00-00	T. H. White	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy)				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Sword in the Stone	1999-09-00	T. H. White	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0-440-98445-9	$5.50^?$: US dollar	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tristan Elwell
The Once and Future King	2001-06-00	T. H. White	Voyager Classics / HarperCollins (Voyager Classics #2)	0-00-711713-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound	697	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Sword in the Stone	2008-03-03	T. H. White	HarperCollins Children's Books (Essential Modern Classics)	978-0-00-726349-3	£6.99^?£: UK pound	368	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Sword in the Stone	2010-03-27	T. H. White	HarperCollins Children's Books (Essential Modern Classics)	978-0-00-737074-0	£4.71^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Essential Modern Classics Fantasy Collection	2010-10-28	Alan Garner, Norton Juster, T. H. White	HarperCollins Children's Books (Essential Modern Classics)	978-0-00-738216-3	£12.99^?£: UK pound		unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	omni
The Once and Future King	2011-11-01	T. H. White	Ace Books	978-0-441-02083-6	$25.00^?$: US dollar	647	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Once and Future King	2011-11-01	T. H. White	Ace Books	978-1-101-65754-6	$14.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
The Once and Future King	2013-03-28	T. H. White	Harper Voyager (UK) (Voyager Classics)	978-0-00-749154-4	£18.99^?£: UK pound	858	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Joe McLaren
The Once and Future King	2015-01-05	T. H. White	Project Gutenberg Canada	1225	C$0.00^?C$: Canadian dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
The Once and Future King	2015-01-15	T. H. White	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-810858-8	£9.99^?£: UK pound	858	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Joe McLaren
The Once and Future King	2016-10-25	T. H. White	Penguin Books (Penguin Galaxy #1)	978-0-14-311161-0	$30.00^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 707	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Alex Trochut
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02678-7	$1.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	Ace Books	0-441-62740-4	$5.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03796-7	$2.75^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03796-7	$2.75^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	Ace Books	0-441-62740-4	$6.99^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Frederic Marvin
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	G. P. Putnam's Sons	978-0-399-10597-5	$30.00^?$: US dollar	677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	G. P. Putnam's Sons		$4.95^?$: US dollar	677	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Once and Future King	date unknown	T. H. White	Ace Books	0-441-62740-4	$5.95^?$: US dollar	639	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Frederic Marvin

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Reviews

Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review [Swedish] by Roland Adlerberth (1965) in Häpna!, januari 1965
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 455 - 723)
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 455 - 723)
Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2009) in 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels