The Quest of Excalibur [Hardcover]

Leonard Wibberley (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Pr (April 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893701319
• ISBN-13: 978-0893701314
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,352,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Treat: Wryly Funny Yet Romantic, December 28, 1999

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J. Balconi (Michigan, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quest of Excalibur (Hardcover)

This book combines Arthurian legend and Wibberley's trademark humor to give the reader a wry commentary on modern rules and regulations. At the heart of the story is the crown princess' desire to have a little freedom, but there are subplots involving the return of King Arthur, a student's search for a missing passage of an Arthurian poem, and nuns' attempts to save their convent. Everyone is caught in redtape - but ultimately bound together by chivalry. It's reminiscent of Wibberley's "The Mouse That Roared" series, yet more moving. I was grinning when King Arthur, the princess, and their allies underwent psychiatric evaluation. I laughed when Mother Superior told the building inspector, "Please send your(condemnation) notice to the lunatic asylum. I am taking the nuns there. I have no doubt the temperature is right and the boiler pressure correct in that place, and God, thank God, is everywhere." But the resolution of "The Quest" is touching and gently romantic. A very good book, even after repeated readings.