The White Company

This book could be the sequel (or Prequel) to Robin Hood.It is written in (Updated) Early Modern English. (Think a less flowery Shakespeare).The language alone really shows what Modern English lost.It is a knightly epic tale, of honor and chivalry for the knights, vs laughter and heroism for the common archers.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a master at larger than life characters in his Sherlock Holmes series, and here again, some of his characters becomes legends on the pages.It is not a gritty realistic tale, Glenn Cooks's the Black Company is a gritty modern take on this genre. But Glenn Cook took much from Sir Arthur, and when you read the ending, you will discover that Guy Kay took much inspiration from how Sir Arthur wrapped up his characters endings. From George R R Martin's descriptions of heraldry to Bernard Cornwell's English Archers, many of the modern writers of the world have read and learned from this book.This is a great story, but the format of this book has very small margins and a lot of text on page.Still it is a book worth getting.

This is a great book. Probably originally written to appeal to younger male readers, it is an enjoyable read. The thing that I liked the most is that today the book would be considered politically incorrect. Examples: men protect the women and fight to gain their honor; pretty much every character is a Christian and faith is an integral part of the character's lives and motivations; there is a well defined dichotomy between good people and actions, and bad people and actions. Enough political incorrectness to force an SJW college student to seek a "safe space".All those things were once common in Western literature, but have gradually been removed from much of modern literature - one reason that I enjoyed reading "The White Company". It is also interesting to learn more about the time when it was written - the medieval period of European and English history. There were many words in the book that even the Kindle dictionary couldn't decipher. To me, a book needs to challenge me with ideas, or vocabulary or a new worldview to make it worth reading. This book does.

John Wayne's favorite book was sure to be a bit on the right wing side so I was not really surprised. This is a fun book though due to the linguistic skill mastered by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame. He has done amazing research to achieve the writing and his characters are interesting as always. Dated but a classic. The supremacy of Britain is his main theme with little acknowledgement of the importance of other groups in the world. Which is to be expected and 'of its time'.

My parents had a series of books when I was a child. They a book-of-the-month collection that contained the collected works of many of the most famous western authors such as Shakespeare, Balzac, Wilde, etc. They had them mainly for show but being an avid reader, I went thru many of them.My first introduction to Sherlock Holmes and Watson were in Sir Conan Doyle's volume but the story that fascinated me more than any other was "the White Company." I read that story dozens of times. When my parents moved and decided to give the books to the school library, I kept that volume. Somewhere in the last 35 years it disappeared. Thank goodness I found it and the previously unread companion piece, Sir Nigel.

A company of archers, led by their captain, Sir Nigel, leave England to fight in Bordeaux, France, at the start of the Hundred Years War. A very historical book, containing much information about the War, which might be found in many history books. It may be slightly more of a history book rather than a truly fiction book, nonetheless, a book written exceptionally well, with action and suspense, in the style of Conan Doyle, a prolific author best known for his detective stories in Sherlock Holmes and also in the White Company's companian piece, Sir Nigel. This book is for anyone who would enjoy reading about medieval history and times.

I ordered this from Amazon with Sir Nigel, the prequel, published by Dover. The difference is amazing. The Dover is a properly published book, with professional typesetting, an introduction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle explaining his use of modern English with a few archaisms instead of attempting to write in Middle English, full publishing information, and the original illustrations from the 1906 edition. In contrast, this edition of The White Company looks like a print-on-demand Kindle edition. Chapters do not begin on a new page, but are run on from the preceding chapter. The typesetting might be OK for a company report completed in Word, but does not make for easy reading. The font is far smaller than in the Dover edition. The cover art stretches half-way across the spine so that the book does not exactly look good on your bookshelf. I tried looking for an alternative edition of this book on Amazon but got tired of checking the 115 alternatives, which looked to be the same thing with different cover art. I hope I will eventually find a readable version of The White Company on another bookseller site or find a good used copy in a real bookshop (or Abebooks).

Outstanding narrative by the famous author who was seemingly obsessed be y this topic and period. I'm not sure why this series isn't as famous as his others but you'll be shocked and appalled, but also strangely compelled by the characters and the somewhat dark.plot.

Written by A. C. Doyle, it is probably one of his best novels. Three friends of very different character travel together.

A rousing story of medieval England about a time in history that's mostly ignored these days. I'd forgotten that Conan Doyle wasn't just about Sherlock Holmes and considering how well he told those tales its not surprising this book is at least their equal. Whats more there are many more historical novels by Conan Doyle available - including Sir Roger, the prequel to the White Company plus Micah Clarke etcetera. This collection of books is giving me as much pleasure as those that John Buchan, Sir Arthur's successor, effortlessly offered up in his collected stories and novels.

Language is old English. The story reads well giving the true feeling of the time. This a story for real archers. Well worth a second, third read. Recommended by an archer of 50 + years.

I am still reading the book and I have to say that I am finding every page of it interesting. Only problem is with Font of this particular publication.The font is so small that you will have to use a magnifying glass to read this book. I feel that by the time I will finish this book, I will have to increase the power of my glasses.Great service by Amazon.in

Un bon roman de chevalerie, de l'aventure, des héros attachants, à l'esprit chevaleresque bien aiguisé, même poussé à la caricature. Pour décrire une époque violente, on peut dire que Conan Doyle reste très agréable à lire, sans pousser trop loin le détail. Considéré par lui-même comme son meilleur livre, c'est peu dire.

修道院の外の世界へと旅立った主人公アレイン。やがて彼はとある高名で立派な騎士の従騎士となる。そして、主人に付き従い、友を連れ立って遠く離れた地へ戦に出かけることになる・・・・上巻から下巻へ続く冒頭です。誰よりも信頼できる友と、誰よりも尊敬できる主人、そして何をおいても守るべき恋人が、彼を悩ませ、また彼に実直に前に進む力を与えます。彼と、そして彼を取り囲む誰しもが、誰よりも誠実に、誰よりも美しく、粗野であってもその中に潜む「何か」は、決して誰にも真似できない輝きを放っていると、そう感じさせてくれる本です。この本を読んだ人生は、読まなかった人生よりも豊かであると、読み終わった時きっと納得させてくれるはずです。