<P> Malory's work served as inspiration for Mark Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court . In Twain's work, a reading of the text in modern times is interrupted by a mysterious stranger who claims to be a Yankee who was sent back in time to the Arthurian era . </P> <P> The Once and Future King by T.H. White is, by far, the most well - known and influential retelling of Malory's story . Not a scene - by - scene redition, White instead retold the story in his own fashion, in the form of a novel . Just as Malory's retelling stands as the "definitive" and most popular version of Arthur's story, White's version stands out as, to date, the "definitive" telling of Malory's work . </P> <P> John Steinbeck utilized the Winchester Manuscripts of Thomas Malory and other sources as the original text for his The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, which he never completed . It was published posthumously in 1976 in unfinished form of The Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights of the Round Table . He intended the work for young people . </P> <P> Other adaptations include Excalibur, a 1981 British epic fantasy film directed, produced, and co-written by John Boorman, which retells Le Morte d'Arthur with some changes to the plot and fate of the characters (such as completely replacing Morgause with Morgan, who dies in this version). Castle Freeman, Jr.'s 2008 novel Go With Me is a modern retelling of the Tale of Sir Gareth . </P>

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