Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Michael Smith:

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"This book is a beautiful artefact in its own right ... a total Gawain experience for the contemporary reader"

Shiny New Books

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My illustrated translation of the Middle-English masterpiece, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, was published in 2018. Illustrated with my own linocut prints and featuring a host of background historical information, it is a very special book.

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Order your unique collector's edition of Gawain here!

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The book is available in two types: a trade hard copy (available through most booksellers) and a de luxe collector's edition, which is only available through me. The collector's edition includes:

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1. unique book jacket with exquisite design treatment

2. higher quality paper than bookshop edition

3. bound-in ribbon bookmark

4. ribbons at top and bottom of spine

5. an embossed pentangle on the boards underneath the jacket!

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You can also buy some of the original illustrations from the book here.

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Summary of Contents

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Introduction

The survival of the manuscript

Note on translation

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:

Fitt 1

Fitt 2

Fitt 3

Fitt 4

Glossaries

In search of Hautdesert

In search of the Green Chapel

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 ISBN-10: 1783525606

 ISBN-13: 978-1783525607

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About the publisher

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Unbound is a crowdfunding publisher, with authors including the BBC presenter Jonathan Meades, the film director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) and the Slade musician Dave Hill amongst many others.

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - a new translation with a profusion of linocut illustrations and supporting historical information - was published in 2018. Order a signed and dedicated copy here

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon! Also by Michael Smith is William and the Werewolf - a new translation of the fourteenth century adventure romance, William of Palerne. For more information, click here