{"product_id":"arthur-a-new-life-signed-hardback-pre-order-amy-jeffs","title":"Arthur - Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"186\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eSIGNED HARDBACK PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eSigned Hardback Pre-Order | \u003cem data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"238\"\u003eArthur: A New Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Amy Jeffs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"483\"\u003ePre-order a signed hardback copy of \u003cem data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"311\"\u003eArthur: A New Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Amy Jeffs, the bestselling author of \u003cem data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eStoryland\u003c\/em\u003e. This beautifully illustrated new work explores the legend of Arthur through history, mythology and literary tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"714\"\u003ePublished by riverrun, this 400-page hardback includes 25 original prints and is perfect for readers interested in Arthurian legend, medieval literature, Celtic mythology, folklore and beautifully produced historical non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"832\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"737\"\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 September 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSecure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is said that a monument now stands before the high church of Caerleon: an anvil pierced through with a sword. It is said that the sword can only be taken by the Britons' rightful king...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Amy Jeffs', \u003ci\u003eArthur: A New Life\u003c\/i\u003e mines the deep, elusive seams of a story we think we all know: the legend of King Arthur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut here he is anew: a larger-than-life warlord, a hero raised by fairies, a leader of the wild hunt, a monster-slayer, lying wounded under the ash cloud, longing to rise again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing an epic story from Merlin's conception and the building of the Round Table to the abduction of Guinevere and King Arthur's ambitious quest for Empire, this Arthur is as real as any other, brought back to life from the earliest sources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing out the dark and beautiful stories from the original medieval and early modern texts, Amy guides the reader from citadels through forests, into volcanoes, caves and riverbanks and beyond, even as far as Hell and the Otherworld. Going further than merely the stories, she provides incisive commentary about each tale, emphasising the legends' crafted nature and their symbiotic relationship with the political cultures of contemporary medieval Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirty original linocut illustrations map the inky Arthurian myth-scape, darkened by time, familiar as a dream.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeffs, Amy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56692336656770,"sku":"9781529431681-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781529431681.jpg?v=1780662582","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/arthur-a-new-life-signed-hardback-pre-order-amy-jeffs","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}