This version of the Arthurian legend takes the form of twelve poems published in various combinations over a 46-year period ending in 1888. Following the basic history set forth by Thomas Malory's "Le Morte D'arthur," Tennyson presents a picture of King Arthur from his initial meeting with his future queen, Guinevere, to the last battle with his son, Modred.

The text of the third book provided by the University of Virginia Library. Contains illustrations from a manuscript of "Elaine" in their Special Collections section.

Full-text poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, including all twelve books that comprise "Idylls of the King".

The entire twelve books, including the dedication, in one plain text format file. Please note that this file is a little under 480 Kb in size. (UK mirror)

The entire twelve books, including the dedication, in one plain text format file.

An illustrated rendition of the twelve books with a small selection of related poems.

The twelve books displayed on individual pages in HTML format.