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Subject: Re: the Book of Merlyn
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Date: Wed, 20-Jul-83 14:21:59 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 20 14:21:59 1983
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The book of Merlyn was indeed published after T.H. White's death. The 
remains of the manuscript were found I remember hearing at the Humanities
Research Center at the University of Texas where much of White's papers are 
kept. The official reason the book of Merlyn wasn't published along 
with the rest of Once and Future King was that it came out during WW II
and the paper for the extra 100 pages or so couldn't be spared. The 
real reason is probably that the book of Merlyn is very anti-war. It
takes up on the night before Auther and his son were to meet in their
final battle (which is where The Once and Future King ended). Merlyn
makes one more appearance and together he and Auther visit the animals
that Auther learned from in The Sword in the Stone. Everyone gets into 
discussions of wheter war is good or bad etc. Personally I didn't find
it quite as interesting as the rest of the book but it does round the   
story out. Hope that clears up some of the questions.