Thus developed the confused, teacher-genius who became the absent-minded professor. Imagine having a teacher who not only was knowledgeable about the future, but, because he was living backwards in time, he didn't remember what had happened in the past because he had not been there yet. What is unique about White's version is the relationship between Arthur and Merlyn.

'The Once and Future King' is part of a series of a longer work that centers around the young lad, Wart, who became King Arthur Merlyn, the magician and Arthur's teacher and the stories of Lancelot, Guinevere and Arthur. White, who was able to write his own version of the Arthurian legends and put it into a form that audiences, especially younger audiences, could find interesting and understandable. One of the greatest writers in fairly recent British literature has been T.H. 'The Once and Future King' brings the tales to listeners in an easy-to-understand audiobook format that maintains the authenticity of the original tales. Early versions of these tales were written in poetry form and any of these tales have been difficult for beginning readers to understand. The stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have enthralled man since they were first handed down in oral form thousands of years ago.

The Once and Future King by T.H. White