Arthur, the King in the West
by R. W. Dunning.
Published by Sutton.

Reviewed by Dave Smith

When I started to read this book I was expecting, as the title suggests, to read about the Arthurian myths connected to the places to the West of Britain. At first I was very pleased with the book, which, in the early chapters, takes you on a tour of these western Arthurian locations. However, once the book begins to explore Glastonbury, it looses its focus and really becomes a history of this one town. This history of Glastonbury fills a good third of the entire book, much of which has very spurious links with Arthur. Later, once the Glastonbury trail has been left behind, the author picks up on Arthur once more with his involvement with Cornwall, and the legacy Arthur has left us. If you want to learn about Glastonbury, with a little bit of Arthurian connection thrown in, then this would be a good book to buy. If, like me, you want Arthurian history about Arthur himself, and not all of the history linked with one town which claims links with the great man, then look elsewhere.