Porius by John Cowper Powys, Judity Bond (Editor), Morine Krissdottir (Editor and Foreward); 1951/2007. Hardcover.

Powys thought Porius his masterpiece, but because of the paper shortage after World War II and the novel's lengthiness, he could not find a publisher for it. Only after he cut one-third from it was it accepted.

This new edition not only brings Porius back into print, but makes the original book at last available to readers. Set in the geographic confines of Powys' own homeland of Northern Wales, Porius takes place in the course of a mere eight October days in 499 A.D., when King Arthur - a key character in the novel, along with Myrddin Wylit, or Merlin - was attempting to persuade the people of Britain to repel the barbaric Saxon invaders. Porius, the only child of Prince Einion of Edeyrnion, is the main character who is sent on a journey that is both historical melodrama and satirical allegory.