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The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (The Eagle of the Ninth / The Silver Branch / The Lantern Bearers)
Rosemary Sutcliff
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Description for The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (The Eagle of the Ninth / The Silver Branch / The Lantern Bearers)
Paperback. The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers are recognized as being three of the best novels about Roman Britain written for children. Written by Rosemary Sutcliff, one the most acclaimed children's writers of the twentieth century, and loved around the world, these outstanding books are now available in one volume. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHJ; YFC; YFT. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 420.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192789983
SKU
V9780192789983
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About Rosemary Sutcliff
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 spent most of her life in a wheelchair. Apart from reading, she made little progress at school and left at fourteen to attend art school, specializing in miniature painting. In the 1940s ... Read more
Reviews for The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (The Eagle of the Ninth / The Silver Branch / The Lantern Bearers)
[Praise for The Eagle of the Ninth]: 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 legionaries' feet.
The Independent
'these tales of Roman Britain have yet to be surpassed for their non-patronising prose and adult dangers. Sutcliff makes Classics and ... Read more
The Independent
'these tales of Roman Britain have yet to be surpassed for their non-patronising prose and adult dangers. Sutcliff makes Classics and ... Read more