Gawain Quote by Peter Ackroyd

“My lady?” He peered briefly around to see that all seemed in order, and confusion immediately covered his face. “Take a dozen men and…

— Lynsay Sands

“She sat the sister of Arthur, the wife of Lot four sons got by him, and one not.”

— Charles Williams

The next day, to the joy of all of Arthur's court, Sir Gareth was wed to the fair Lady Lyonesse of Cornwall. All who…

— Gerald Morris

“So Philippa got her leave to bring Archie Abernethy with her and sail on the Dauphiné. But they had not seen the woman Marthe…

— Dorothy Dunnett

“As the carriage rolled under the Institute’s gates, James saw his parents standing in the courtyard. “And where have you been?” Will demanded as…

— Cassandra Clare

“The tents were being let down, the banners waved. The cheers which now began, round after round, were like drumfire or thunder, rolling around…

— T H White

“When I started school, I began to see less of her. More and more, I noticed my father encouraging me to spend time with…

— Bella Forrest

“When she thought of how Lord Northcliff was ruining the life of a poor, sweet, old lady, she wanted to shriek with frustration. She…

— Christina Dodd

“Jerott?’ said Lymond. ‘What are you not saying?’ His eyes, as the orderly cavalcade paced through the muddy streets, had not left that forceful…

— Dorothy Dunnett

“One of Lucy's admirers took to her, apparently." "Took to her?" echoes William, his own feelings for Sugar causing him to construe the phrase…

— Michel Faber

“Finally, there was the impediment of his nature. In the secret parts of his peculiar brain, those unhappy and inextricable tangles which he felt…

— T.H. White

“At last, liveried in the costume of the age, reality entered the room in the shape of a servant to tell the duchess that…

— Oscar Wilde