The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes\'s Don Quixote to Tennyson\'s Idylls of the King .
The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chiva.
Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton.
Although many versions exist, Malory\'s stands as the classic rendition.
The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes\'s Don Quixote to Tennyson\'s Idylls of the King