The greatest English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, `knight prisoner'. This edition is the first designed for the general reader to be based on the `Winchester manuscript' which represents what Malory wrote more closely than the version printed by William Caxton. Extensively annotated and slightly abridged from the original to make a single substantial volume, this edition is highlyuser friendly.