The Lantern Bearers

The Lantern Bearers PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785735946
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the force of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes.

The Lantern Bearers

The Lantern Bearers PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785735946
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the force of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes.

The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays

The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
ISBN: 1461694353
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is best known as the author of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island, and Kidnapped, but his essays comprise an oft-overlooked trove of gems, intriguing in their content and generous in their scope. This collection of nearly three dozen of Stevenson's best essays—the only anthology of its kind— spans his brief life and includes many of his most celebrated pieces and some others previously unpublished.

The Eagle of the Ninth

The Eagle of the Ninth PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192750457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the story of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of northern Britain and never came back. Rosemary Sutcliff spent most of her life in a wheelchair, suffering from the wasting Still's disease. She wrote her first book for children, The Queen's Story, in 1950 and went on to become a highly respected name in the field of children's literature. She received an OBE in 1975 and died at theage of 72 in 1992.

The Silver Branch

The Silver Branch PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1429934670
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261

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Rosemary Sutcliff’s Carnegie Medal-winning Roman Britain Trilogy continues more than a century after the events of The Eagle of the Ninth (The Eagle) in The Silver Branch as two cousins join the Roman side in the fight against a tyrannical British 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 honor of Rome. But will they be in time to save the Emperor...

Sword at Sunset

Sword at Sunset PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613743025
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415

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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.

Frontier Wolf

Frontier Wolf PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448173000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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'We are the scum and the scrapings of the Empire. They tipped out the garbage-bin of the Eagles to make us what we are.' In disgrace after a mistake that cost the lives of half his men, Alexios arrives in Castellum. It's his first command, but it isn't really a promotion. The Frontier Wolves who man this outpost in the far north of Roman Britain are a fierce and savage bunch, a far cry from the regular legions he'd served in before. Alexios will only survive if he learns to understand them and win their respect - and he's determined to try.

Outcast

Outcast PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192750402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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When a Roman ship is wrecked off the coast of Britain, an infant, Beric, is the only survivor. He is rescued by a British tribe who raise him as their own until they can no longer ignore his Roman ancestry. "How Beric survived...is not only incredible but gripping, convincing fiction." --"The Horn Book"

Warrior Scarlet

Warrior Scarlet PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448173027
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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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.

Dawn Wind

Dawn Wind PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192793608
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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The boy lay in the silence of the great battlefield, gazing at his own hand spread on the ground beside him. The hand moved and he realized, with something like surprise, that he was not dead. His name was Owain and further up the hillside lay his father and brother, both killed by Saxon warriors in that last great battle of Aquae Sulis. From that moment Owain knows that he must make his own way in the world and so begins his journey to face the many challenges that lie ahead. Rosemary Sutcliff is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction and Dawn Wind is an acclaimed and much-loved classic tale which will enthral readers old and new. This stunning new edition features the evocative original black and white illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Keeping, which bring the story vividly to life.

Tristan And Iseult

Tristan And Iseult PDF Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448173086
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Rosemary Sutcliff's starkly simple retelling of the uniquely tragic and romantic story of the warrior Tristan and his love for the fair Iseult of Ireland, his uncle's chosen bride.