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The Eagle of the Ninth

Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges

By Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges

By Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges

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Part of Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series

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Oct 13, 2015 | ISBN 9781101907696

The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
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About The Eagle of the Ninth

This indispensable classic, Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth–an adventure story that unfolds in Roman Britain, published in 1954–set the standard for all historical fiction for children that came after. EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY CHILDREN’S CLASSICS.

In the second century AD, the Ninth Legion marched into northern Britain to suppress a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes and was never heard from again. The young Roman officer Marcus Aquila sets off on a perilous journey to find out what happened to the legion in which his father served, and–if possible–to salvage its eagle and its honor. Accompanying him is Esca, his freed slave, with whom he gradually develops a deep and remarkable friendship that crosses the boundaries of conquest and colonialism. An unforgettable story of adventure, humanity, and the mysteries of the past.

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About Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in Surrey, England. She is universally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story, was published in 1950. In 1959 her book The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie… More about Rosemary Sutcliff

Product Details

Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Classics

Hardcover | $20.00
Published by Everyman’s Library
Oct 13, 2015 | 256 Pages | 6-1/8 x 8-1/8 | ISBN 9781101907696

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Praise

“For [readers] poised between Harry Potter and Tolkien, there really is nothing better than Sutcliff.” —The New Yorker

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS
 
I – Frontier Fort
II – Feathers in the Wind
III – Attack!
IV – The Last Rose Falls
V – Saturnalia Games
VI – Esca
VII – Two Worlds Meeting
VIII – The Healer with the Knife
IX – Tribune Placidus
X – Marching Orders
XI – Across the Frontier
XII – The Whistler in the Dawn
XIII – The Lost Legion
XIV – The Feast of New Spears
XV – Venture into the Dark
XVI – The Ring-Brooch
XVII – The Wild Hunt
XVIII – The Waters of Lethe
XIX  – Tradui’s Gift
XX – Valedictory
XXI – The Olive-Wood Bird
List of Place-Names 

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