The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain

Overview:

  • Title: The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain
  • Author: John Howe
  • Year: 1996
  • ISBN-10: 0316375837
  • Publisher: Little, Brown
  • Price: $15.95
  • Pages: [32]
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Chapter Book
  • Title Reference: The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain
  • Notes:
      1st ed. "retold and illustrated by John Howe" "A retelling of the knightly adventures of Yvain and his faithful lion, culminating in his reconciliation with the proud lady Ludine." --Summary LC subject headings contain "Legends" (3) or "Folklore" (2).
    • Publication date and cover image from Amazon.com 2022-05-07 as " Little Brown & Co; 1st edition (October 1, 1996)". Amazon UK reports Hardcover and "Import US (7 Nov 1996)".
    • Price from review, School Library Journal 42.9 (Sep 1996) p217, which also reports October publication.
    • Per SLJ review, Howe's telling is "drawn from the 12th-century writings of Chrétien de Troyes", presumably the 1181 Yvain (see).