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The Letter for the King

Network
Netflix
Genre
Fantasy
Premiered
20 March, 2020

The Letter for the King is a book by the Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, first published in 1962. A sequel, Geheimen van het Wilde Woud, was published in 1965, and a collection of follow-up short stories, Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen, in 1979. De brief voor de koning was chosen as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the 20th century. The book has been translated in Danish, English, German, Greek, Estonian, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, Spanish and Catalan.

Author Tonke Dragt
Original title De brief voor de koning
Translator Laura Watkinson
Illustrator Tonke Dragt
Subject Knight-errant
Set in Middle Ages
Publisher Leopold, Pushkin Press
Published in English 2013

About The Letter for the King

Medieval coming-of-age story inspired by the Dutch novel De brief voor de Koning. The first season sees the protagonist on a quest to deliver a top secret letter to the King.

Achievement of The Letter for the King

Principle photography for the series took place in New Zealand and the Czech Republic. 

Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Letter for the King

Dutch children's novels.. Dutch novels adapted into films.. Novels set in the Middle Ages.. Children's historical novels.

Latest information about The Letter for the King updated on July 28 2021.