The Eagle of the Ninth Collection Boxed Set by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Eagle of the Ninth Collection Boxed Set by Rosemary Sutcliff

In this beautiful boxed set you will find three of the best historical novels for children - The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers. Hailed as one of the great writers of children's literature of the twentieth century, Rosemary Sutcliff's stories of Roman Britain are true classics.

'This novel can be so many things to so many readers - an adventure story, a piece of historical fiction based on true results, a love story, and a novel about friendshipI found I had sympathy both with Marcus and with his enemies as they are all so convincingly described! Great for all teens wanting a tense, easy-to-read thriller!' * Sebastian Westwood, Red House *

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 she exhibited her first miniature in the Royal Academy and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters just after the war. In 1950 her first children's book, The Queen's Story, was published and from then on she devoted her time to writing the children's historical novels which have made her such an esteemed and highly respected name in the field of children's literature. She received an OBE in the 1975 Birthday Honour's List and a CBE in 1992. Rosemary Sutcliff died at the age of 72 in 1992.

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ISBN 13	9780192794727
ISBN 10	0192794728
Title	The Eagle of the Ninth Collection Boxed Set
Author	Rosemary Sutcliff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2012-10-04
Number of pages	896
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.