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Sword at Sunset (Paperback)
Rosemary Sutcliff; Foreword by Jack Whyte
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This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the
familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos
the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of
Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the
fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle,
warm and generous in friendship, tough in politics, shrewd in the
strategy of war--and tender and tragically tormented in love. Out
of the interweaving of ancient legend, fresh research, soaring
imagination, and hypnotic narrative skill comes a novel that has
richly earned its reputation as a classic.
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The Armourer's House (Hardcover)
Rosemary Sutcliff; Introduction by Lara Maiklem; Illustrated by Isabel Greenberg
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R435
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The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain - and
they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their
eagle standard was lost. It's a mystery that's never been solved,
until now . . . Marcus has to find out what happened to his father,
who led the legion. So he sets out into the unknown, on a quest so
dangerous that nobody expects him to return. The 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.
Rosemary Sutcliff writes with such passion and attention to detail
that Roman Britain is instantly brought to life and stays with the
reader long after the last page has been turned.
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Blue Remembered Hills
Rosemary Sutcliff; Introduction by Tom Shakespeare; Cover design or artwork by Wendy Bryant
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Blue Remembered Hills is Rosemary Sutcliff’s memoir of her
childhood, youth and her first love affairs. It’s a classic
of perfect writing about her close and not always easy relationship
with her bipolar mother, life in the naval dockyards where her
father was based, and the beloved family dogs, interspersed with
her stoic endurance of physical and emotional pain. Sutcliff writes
with joy about her fleeting childhood friendships in a lonely life
as an only child. Her lyrical descriptions of the beauty around
their remote house in Devon distract the reader from realising the
excruciating clinical treatment Sutcliff underwent for years
to repair the damage caused by Still’s Disease on
her joints. She describes how her isolation and her awareness
of being physically different informed some of her best-loved
novels, as did her early love affairs.
"The Story of the Iliad"
Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure
stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty,
Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and
goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that
the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one
another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most
formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.
Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of
those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the
fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young
people.
"From the Hardcover edition."
A master storyteller and an award-winning illustrator evoke the
golden age of mythical Greece in this spirited retelling of "The
Odyssey."
"From the Hardcover edition."
Grendel prowled in, hating all men and all joy and hungry for human
life. So swift was his attack that no man heard an outcry; but when
the dawn came, thirty of Hothgar's best and noblest thanes were
missing. Only Beowulf, foremost among warriors, has the strength
and courage to battle with Grendel the Night-stalker. In this
thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Rosemary Sutcliff
recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against Grendel the
man-wolf, against the hideous sea-hag and, most courageous of all -
his fight to the death with the monstrous fire-drake.
In this thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Beowulf,
the renowned children's historical fiction writer Rosemary Sutcliff
recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against Grendel the
man-wolf, against the hideous sea-hag and, most courageous of all -
his fight to the death with the monstrous fire-drake.
The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain for ever,
abandoning it to civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion.
Aquila deserts his regiment to return to his family, but his home
and all that he loves are destroyed. Years of hardship and fighting
follow and in the end there is only one thing left in Aquila's life
- his thirst for revenge . . . Rosemary Sutcliff's books about
Roman Britain have won much acclaim and the first in the trilogy,
The Eagle of the Ninth, has now sold over a million copies
worldwide. 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.
Violence and unrest are sweeping through Roman Britain. Justin and
Flavius find themselves caught up in the middle of it all when they
discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor. In fear for their lives,
they gather together a tattered band of men and lead them into the
thick of battle, to defend the honor of Rome. But will they be in
time to save the Emperor . . .
Violence and unrest are sweeping through Roman Britain. Justin and
Flavius find themselves caught up in the middle of it all when they
discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor. In fear for their lives
they gather together a tattered band of men and lead them into the
thick of battle, to defend the honour of Rome. But will they be in
time to save the Emperor? Rosemary Sutcliff's books about Roman
Britain have won much acclaim and the first in the trilogy, The
Eagle of the Ninth, has now sold over a million copies worldwide.
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.
The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever,
abandoning it to civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion.
Aquila, a young Legionnaire, deserted his regiment to stay behind
with his family, but his home and all that he loves are destroyed.
Years of hardship and fighting follow, and in the end, there is
only one thing left in Aquila's life--his thirst for revenge . . .
The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain-and
they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their
eagle standard was lost. It's a mystery that's never been solved,
until now . . . So begins the story of The Eagle of the Ninth, set
against a backdrop of Roman Britain and featuring a young soldier,
Marcus Aquila, who sets off into the unknown north to find out what
happened to the lost legion. Following on from this are The Silver
Branch in which two young soldiers uncover a plot to overthrow the
Emperor, and The Lantern Bearers which is set at a time when the
Romans are leaving the shores of Britain and tells of Aquila who,
having served in the Roman army, is now returning home to his
farm-but when he gets there everything he knows and loves has been
destroyed and so he sets out to seek revenge. To have three such
exciting stories in one volume is a treat for fans old and new.
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Simon (Paperback)
Rosemary Sutcliff
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R259
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It had never seemed important during their boyhood that Simon Carey
was for Parliament and his friend Amias Hannaford a royalist. But
when the Civil War between the two parties broke out, and two years
later they were old enough to take part in it, they found
themselves fighting on different sides.
The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of Northern Britain--and
they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their
eagle standard was lost. It's a mystery that's never been solved,
until now . . . Marcus has to find out what happened to his father,
who led the legion. So he sets out into the unknown, on a quest so
dangerous that nobody expects him to return.
In the second century AD, when the Ninth Roman Legion marched into
the mists of northern Britain, not one man came back. Four thousand
men disappeared, and the Eagle, the symbol of the Legion's honour,
was lost. Years later there is a story that the Eagle has been seen
again.
Frances Lincoln is proud to reintroduce the Greenaway award-winning
Black Ships Before Troy. Here is Homer's epic poem The Iliad,
brought to life by Rosemary Sutcliff with all the skill of a master
storyteller. Alan Lee's dramatic cover image hauntingly recreates
the age of heroes in this introduction to the Greek classics--a
book that should become part of every childhood.
The Everyman edition reprints the classic black and white
illustrations of C. Walter Hodges which accompanied the first
edition in 1954. Around the year 117 AD, the Ninth Legion,
stationed at Eburacum - modern day York - marched north to suppress
a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes, and was never heard of again.
During the 1860s, a wingless Roman Eagle was discovered during
excavations at the village of Silchester in Hampshire, puzzling
archaeologists and scholars alike. Rosemary Sutcliff weaves a
compelling story from these two mysteries, dispatching her hero,
the young Roman officer Marcus Aquila, on a perilous journey beyond
Hadrian's Wall to find out what happened to the discredited legion
in which his father served, and to salvage, if he can, its Eagle
and its honour. All the essential elements of a classic adventure
are here - the daring quest, the uncovering of the secrets of the
past, and a nerve-racking escape across the mountains, pursued by
vengeful tribesmen. But it is the human element which triumphs, and
one of the most memorable scenes in the book is Marcus appealing to
a crowd baying for blood to save a young British gladiator from
certain death during the Saturnalia Games. Proud son of a
Brigantian chieftain, Esca becomes his slave, then his freedman,
and the indispensable companion of his travels. The Eagle of the
Ninth is partly the story of their growing friendship, crossing the
divide created by conquest and colonialism; and partly Marcus's
journey of self-discovery as he learns of his father's fate and
comes to terms with the end of his own military career. At the end
he embraces a different, more hopeful future - not in Rome but
'under the pale and changeful northern skies' - acquiring a farm in
the Downs, and marrying the girl next door. The Eagle of the Ninth
has all its author's hallmark qualities - a mature and complex
story, a wealth of historical detail, cultural sensitivity, wit and
compassion. Above all, Sutcliff is able to conjure up the
atmosphere of a distant age in a totally convincing way. It is
hardly surprising that her work would set the standard for all
historical fiction to come.
King Arthur Stories: 1. The Sword and the Circle 2. The Light Beyond the Forest 3. The Road to Camlann The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table have passed down throught the generations sinced medieval times. In this spellbinding trilogy, Rosemary Sutcliff recreates all the mystique and mystery of the golden age of Camelot for a new generation.
Drem longs for the day he will win his Warrior Scarlet. But with a
withered spear arm, how will he take part in the ritual Wolf
Slaying which will prove his worth as a man of the tribe? With over
forty books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now universally
considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for
children. Winer of the Carnegie Medal and many other honours,
Rosemary was awarded a CBE in 1992 for services to children's
literature.
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