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7th October 2004ISBN
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The Eagle Of The Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliff
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Rosemary Sutcliff's classic piece of historical fiction mixes invented characters against the backdrop of actual events. The story is set in Roman Britain after the building of Hadrian's Wall. The reader follows a young Roman's search to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in the north of Britain. A timeless children’s adventure story - first published back in 1954 and still very entertaining today.
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The Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffThe Eagle of the Ninth" is heralded as one of the most outstanding children's books of the twentieth century and has sold over a million copies worldwide. This special edition has been produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this remarkable book by one of the most highly respected authors of children's literature, Rosemary Sutcliff. Rosemary Sutcliff's books about Roman Britain have won much acclaim. The author writes with such passion and with such attention to detail that the Roman age is instantly brought to life and stays with the reader long after the last page has been turned.
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Decades later, I can still hear echoes of The Eagle of the Ninth in my head : the chink of mail, the tired beat of the legionariesfeet. The Independent What a splendid story it is, compulsive reading
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About The Author
Rosemary Sutcliff was born in Surrey, the daughter of a naval officer. At the age of two she contracted the progressively wasting Still's disease, and hence spent most of her life in a wheelchair. Although an avid reader, Rosemary made little progress with formal studies.
She left school at the age of fourteen to attend art school in Bideford, where she specialized in miniature painting. Her first children's book was published in 1950, and from then on she devoted her time and talents to the writing of children's historical novels, which have placed her name high in the field of contemporary children's literature.
Many of her books are set in Roman Britain, a period which particularly interested her. The second in The Eagle of the Ninth trilogy, The Lantern Bearers, was awarded the 1959 Carnegie Medal.
In her lifetime, Rosemary Sutcliff was awarded the OBE and the CBE. Sadly, she died in 1992 at the age of 72.
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