History Creator / THWhite

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'', focusing on Myth/KingArthur's childhood. His version of Myth/{{Merlin}}, or as White dubbed him Merlyn was in many ways based on himself. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded him there for its duration.

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'', focusing on King Arthur's childhood. His version of Myth/{{Merlin}}, or as White dubbed him Merlyn was in many ways based on himself. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded him there for its duration.

White was thoroughly disgusted by the immense cruelty of the War, and let it be known in his books. He wrote two more King Arthur books: "The Candle in the Wind" and "The Book of Merlyn", and revised the first three books to reflect his pacifist sentiments. He sent the five books to his publisher to be published in one volume -- ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing''. His publisher disagreed on the basis that the wartime paper shortage and the pacifist sentiments would prevent the book's publication. It would be published as a tetralogy in 1958. "Literature/TheBookOfMerlyn" would not be published until after White's death.

"The Once and Future King" proved to be an immense success on it's publication. Two years after it was published, Alan Jay Lerner and Alex Lowe adapted it into their musical, ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''. After the war, White moved to Alderney of the Channel Islands and began writing at a slower pace.

White had an immense influence on the fantasy genre, and "The Once and Future King" is regarded as a bona fide fantasy classic. Creator/PeterSBeagle freely used White's anachronistic style for his own fantasy classic, ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn''. Creator/JKRowling proclaimed that his version of Merlyn was her influence for Dumbledore and Wart for Franchise/HarryPotter. Other fantasy heavy-weights like Creator/NeilGaiman and Creator/TerryPratchett have all been influenced by T.H. White in one way or another.

* ''Literature/TheSwordInTheStone'' (1939)

Terence Hanbury "Tim" White (29 May 1906 – 17 January 1964) better known as T.H. White was a British author, lecturer, and historian.

* ''Literature/TheBookOfMerlyn'' (1977)

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'', focusing on King Arthur's childhood. His version of {{Merlin}}, or as White dubbed him Merlyn was in many ways based on himself. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded him there for its duration.

White had an immense influence on the fantasy genre, and "The Once and Future King" is regarded as a bona fide fantasy classic. Creator/JKRowling proclaimed that his version of Merlyn was her influence for Dumbledore and Wart for Franchise/HarryPotter. Other fantasy heavy-weights like Creator/NeilGaiman and Creator/TerryPratchett have all been influenced by T.H. White in one way or another.

He was born in Bombay India, the only child of a district police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents turbulent marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particularly cruel woman who would abuse or smother her son depending on her mood. Like many British children of his class, White went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be, something which he reflected in his writings.

White was thoroughly disgusted by the immense cruelty of the War, and let it be known in his books. He wrote two more King Arthur books: "The Candle in the Wind" and "The Book of Merlyn", and revised the first three books to reflect his pacifist sentiments. He sent the five books to his publisher to be published in one volume -- ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing''. His publisher disagreed on the basis that the wartime paper shortage and the pacifist sentiments would prevent the book's publication. It would be published as a tetralogy in 1958. "The Book of Merlyn" would not be published until after White's death.

White died on a ship returning from a lecture tour in 1964, at only 57 years old He was buried in Greece, which is ironic since of his early successes was entitled "England Have My Bones".

He was born in India, the only child of a district police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents unhappy marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particularly cruel woman who would abuse and smother her son depending on her mood. Like many British children of his class, White went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be, something which he reflected in his writings.

* ''Literature/TheSwordInTheStone''(1939)

He was born in India, the only child of a district police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents unhappy marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particularly cruel woman who would abuse and smother her son depending on her mood. Like many British children, White went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be, something which he reflected in his writings.

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'' focusing on King Arthur's childhood. His version of {{Merlin}}, or as White dubbed him Merlyn was in many ways based on himself. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded him there for its duration.

White was thoroughly disgusted by the immense cruelty of the War, and let it be known in his books. He wrote two more King Arthur books: "The Candle in the Wind" and "The Book of Merlyn", and revised the first three books to reflect his pacifist sentiments. He sent the five books to his publisher to be published in one volume -- ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing''. His publisher disagreed on the basis that the wartime paper shortage and the pacifist sentiments would prevent the book's publication. It would be published as a tetralogy in 1958. "The Book of Merlyn" would be published until after White's death.

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'' focusing on King Arthur's childhood. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded him there for its duration.

White had an immense influence on the fantasy genre, and "The Once and Future King" is regarded as a bona fide fantasy classic. Creator/JKRowling proclaimed that his version of Merlyn was her influence for Dumbledore and Wart for Harry. Other fantasy heavy-weights like Creator/NeilGaiman and Creator/TerryPratchett have all been influenced by T.H. White in one way or another.

He was born in India, the only child of a district police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents unhappy marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particularly cruel woman who would abuse and smother her Like many British children, White went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be, something which he reflected in his writings.

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'' focusing on King Arthur's childhood. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded him.

White had an immense influence on the fantasy genre, and "The Once and Future King" is regarded as a bona fide fantasy classic. Creator/JKRowling proclaimed that his version of Merlyn was her influence for Dumbledore and Wart for Harry. Creator/NeilGaiman, Creator/TerryPratchett have all been influenced by T.H. White in one way or another.

He was born in India, the only child of a district police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents unhappy marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particularly cruel woman who would abuse and smother her Like many British children, White went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be.

In 1938, he was published the book that would begin his legacy, "The Sword in the Stone" -- a prequel to ''Literature/LeMorteDArthur'' focusing on King Arthur's childhood. It was so successful he began writing more books about King Arthur's reign: ''The Witch in the Wood'' (1939), and ''The Ill-Made Knight'' (1940). By this time White had move to Ireland for tax reasons, but the outbreak of World War II effectively stranded them.

White was thoroughly disgusted by the immense cruelty of the War. He wrote two more King Arthur books: "The Candle in the Wind" and "The Book of Merlyn", and revised the first three books to reflect his pacifist sentiments. He sent the five books to his publisher to be published in one volume -- ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing''. His publisher disagreed on the basis that the wartime paper shortage and the pacifist sentiments would prevent the book's publication. It would be published as a tetralogy in 1958. "The Book of Merlyn" would be published until after White's death.

"The Once and Future King" proved to be an immense success on it's publication. Two years after it was published, Alan Jay Lerner and Alex Lowe adapted it into their musical, ''Theatre/Camelot''. After the war, White moved to Alderney of the Channel Islands and began writing at a slower pace.

White had an immense influence on the fantasy genre. Creator/JKRowling proclaimed that his version of Merlyn was her influence for Dumbledore and Wart for Harry. Creator/NeilGaiman, Creator/TerryPratchett have all been influenced by T.H. White in one way or another.

He was born in India, the only child of a distinct police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents unhappy marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particular cruel woman who would abuse and smother her Like many British children, White went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be.

White died on a ship returning from a lecture tour in 1964, at only 57 years old He was buried in Greece, which is ironic since of his most successful books was entitled "England Have My Bones".

He was born in India, the only child of a distinct police superintendent and the daughter of a judge. White's childhood was very unhappy due to his parents unhappy marriage which ended in bitter separation. His mother was a particular cruel woman who would abuse and smother her Like many British children went to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors -- the experience gave him views on what education should ''not'' be.

He graduated from Cambridge College with a First Class degree in English with distinction. Afterwards he six years working as an English teacher before the success of his writing allowed to resign his post and devote himself full-time to writing.

* ''TheOnceAndFutureKing'' (1958)
* ''TheBookOfMerlyn'' (1977)