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Le Morte Darthur

Sir Thomas Malory

First published July 1485
Type Novel

First published in 1485 by William Caxton. A different version of the text was discovered in 1934 (Winchester Manuscript); it was published in 1990 as part of Malory's The Works by Oxford University Press.
There are only 14 known copies of the first 4 editions, i.e. before the 1634 edition. (Pollard & Redgrave, Short Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland & Ireland)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1485 Le Morte Darthur William Caxton Novel
1498 Le Morte Darthur Wynkyn de Worde Novel
1557 Le Morte Darthur Wyllyam Copland Novel
1582 The Storye of the Most Noble and Worthy Kynge Arthur Thomas East Novel
1634 Cover Le Morte Darthur: The Most Ancient and Famous History of the Renowned Prince Arthur King of Britaine Jacob Bloome Novel
1816 Le Morte Darthur: The Most Ancient and Famous History of the Renowned Prince Arthur King of Britaine R. Wilks Novel
1889 Le Morte Darthur David Nutt Novel
1894 Cover Le Morte Darthur J. M. Dent Novel
1909 Cover Le Morte Darthur J. M. Dent Novel
1909 Cover Le Morte Darthur E. P. Dutton Novel
1911 Le Morte Darthur Philip Lee Warner Novel
1917 Cover The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Macmillan and Co. Novel
1917 Cover The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Macmillan and Co. Novel
1920 Cover Le Morte Darthur Philip Lee Warner Novel
1921 Cover Le Morte Darthur: The Book of King Arthur and his Noble Knights of the Round Table Philip Lee Warner Novel
1921 Cover Le Morte Darthur: The Book of King Arthur and his Noble Knights of the Round Table Philip Lee Warner Novel
1927 Cover Le Morte Darthur J. M. Dent Novel
1927 Le Morte Darthur E. P. Dutton Novel
1933 The Noble & Joyous Boke Entytled Le Morte Darthur Shakespeare Head Press Novel
1936 Le Morte d'Arthur The Limited Editions Club Novel
1946 Cover King Arthur Books Inc. Novel
1977 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Volume I Penguin Books Novel 9|4
1979 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Volume II Penguin Books Novel
1982 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Volume I Penguin Books Novel 9|4
1982 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Volume II Penguin Books Novel
December 1983 Cover Caxton's Malory: A New Edition of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur Based on the Pierpont Morgan Copy of William Caxton's Edition of 1485 University of California Press Novel
1996 Le Morte Darthur Wordsworth Editions Novel
March 1998 Le Morte D'Arthur: Volume 1 (of 2) Project Gutenberg Novel
March 1998 Le Morte D'Arthur: Volume 2 (of 2) Project Gutenberg Novel
2000 Cover Le Morte D'Arthur Cassell Novel 3
May 2011 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Novel |2
July 2014 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Flying Fish Novel
September 2014 Le Morte Darthur Project Gutenberg Novel
March 2015 Cover Le Morte D'Arthur Hackett Novel |1
March 2015 Cover Le Morte D'Arthur Hackett Novel
June 2015 Cover Le Morte D'Arthur Barnes & Noble Books Novel
October 2015 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Canterbury Classics Novel 1
January 2016 Cover King Arthur Super Pack Positronic Publishing Anthology |1
March 2016 Cover King Arthur Super Pack Start Publishing Anthology |1
May 2016 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur First Avenue Editions Novel
May 2016 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Spoken Realms Novel
March 2017 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Race Point Publishing Novel
November 2020 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Blackstone Publishing Novel
November 2020 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Naxos and Blackstone Publishing Novel
November 2020 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur Naxos and Blackstone Publishing Novel
September 2025 Cover Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Canterbury Classics Novel