Download King Cole by John Masefield. A 1923 fantasy fiction and general fiction work about legendary kingship, poetic fantasy, courtly atmosphere, humour, song, rule, festivity and Masefield's imaginative reworking of familiar figure. Available in PDF, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3 formats.
About King Cole
King Cole by John Masefield is a 1923 fantasy fiction and general fiction work about legendary kingship, poetic fantasy, courtly atmosphere, humour, song, rule, festivity and Masefield's imaginative reworking of familiar figure. Ideal for readers interested in sea poetry, narrative verse, English rural life, literary biography, adventure, war remembrance, maritime history and Masefield's vigorous storytelling voice.
Genres: Fantasy Fiction | General Fiction
Why Read King Cole?
King Cole is worth reading because it shows Masefield's imaginative and legendary side, using familiar figures, song-like movement and romance to create a heightened poetic world. First published in 1923, the work is concerned with legendary kingship, poetic fantasy, courtly atmosphere, humour, song, rule, festivity and Masefield's imaginative reworking of familiar figure. Masefield's writing is often driven by motion: ships move, riders pursue, memories return, armies mark the land, or a human life turns under the force of guilt, courage or grace.
Readers may value the title for its strong sense of voice and place. Masefield writes with particular sympathy for working people, sailors, wanderers, villagers, soldiers, boys in danger and people caught by fierce feeling. His poetry and prose often make physical setting do emotional work. Roads, fields, ships, trenches, coasts, taverns, chapels and racecourses become more than background; they carry memory, risk and consequence.
The book is also useful for understanding early twentieth-century English writing. Masefield was not only a poet of the sea, but a writer of narrative verse, fiction, literary biography, history and war remembrance. His style can be direct, musical, rough, devotional or documentary according to the subject. Modern readers may approach some period assumptions critically, but the emotional immediacy and descriptive force remain central to the appeal.
This title adds to the larger John Masefield collection by showing another part of a writer whose work joined popular storytelling with poetic craft. King Cole can be read for narrative, atmosphere, literary history and moral feeling, but it is especially rewarding because Masefield makes action and emotion inseparable. His best work suggests that movement through the world leaves marks on language, memory and conscience.
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