The Enchanted Cup by Dorothy Roberts Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc 1953
Title: The Enchanted Cup
Author: Dorothy Roberts
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc 1953
LCCN: 53-5608
Size: 5.5 X 8.25 X 1.25 * 368 pages
Synopsis: Includes book-of-the-month club report by Henry Canby.
From the Jacket: This is the story of a love larger than all time and all places. For almost a thousand years it has been cherished and told down the ages. Now, for the first time, the story of Tristan and Isolde has been recreated in novel form for the modern reader. THE ENCHANTED CUP is a significant literary achievement, a novel of dramatic. power and exalted beauty.
When Tristan sailed into Ireland, he was near death from the wound which had won him knighthood. His sword, too, bore a wound, for a piece of it still remained in the head of a great champion who lay dead at Tristan's hands. He was saddened at the memory of his father, the King of Lyonesse, who had never welcomed him, and at the thought of his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall, for whose sake he had done battle. Most of all Tristan was troubled at the memory of the noble warrior he had slain. But in Ireland his destiny awaited him. There he first saw Isolde the Fair, who would be queen of queens to him. For her he would challenge the fierce Saracen knight, for her no risk would ever prove too great.
Even Tristan's treacherous cousin Andret did not know what forces were unleashed when he compelled Tristan to deliver Isolde to Mark as the king's bride. On the immortal sea voyage Tristan and Isolde drank, unknowing, of the love potion. And nothing they had sworn was as powerful as the wine they drank. They loved from the first as if it were the last night of this world. Their passion was to rouse kingdoms against them and to break the heart of a gentle French princess. But nothing could sever the bond: between them.
Here is the clash of medieval tournaments, the thunder of the charge, the rich splendor of King Arthur's court at Camelot, and the bravery of the Hundred and Forty who ringed the Round Table. Here is the sage squire Gouvernail, and the loyal Dinadan of wry wit and stout heart. Here, too, is that grey knight Launcelot who sorrowed for Guenivere and once gave the lovers haven. Here above all is the most famous and splendid love story of the Western World, told as only a gifted novelist could tell it. THE ENCHANTED CUP is a novel in the grand tradition which does honor to the legend it refreshes.
Overall Condition: Very good: The book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. There is no obvious damage to the cover the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear.
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