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Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992)

Autor/a de The Eagle of the Ninth

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Rosemary Sutcliff was on born December 14, 1920 in East Clandon in Surrey, England. As a child she had Still's Disease, a form of juvenile arthritis. The effect of this led to many stays in hospital for painful remedial operations. She ended her formal education at fourteen, and went to Bideford mostra'n més Art School. She passed the City and Guilds examination and worked as a painter of miniatures. She felt cramped by the small canvas of miniature painting and turned to writing. Her first two books, The Chronicles of Robin Hood and The Queen Elizabeth Story, were published in 1950. Her other works included The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, Sword Song, and the autobiography Blue Remembered Hills. She won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for The Lantern Bearers in 1959 and the annual Horn Book Award for Tristan and Iseult in 1971. She won inaugural Phoenix Award in 1985 for The Mark of the Horse Lord and again in 2010 for The Shining Company. In 1975, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to children's literature, and was promoted to be a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1992. She died on July 23, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Obres de Rosemary Sutcliff

The Eagle of the Ninth (1954) 3,160 exemplars
The Silver Branch (1957) 1,307 exemplars
The Lantern Bearers (1959) 1,294 exemplars
The Wanderings of Odysseus (1995) 1,085 exemplars
Sword at Sunset (1963) 818 exemplars
The Shining Company (1990) 759 exemplars
Outcast (1955) 592 exemplars
Beowulf: Dragonslayer (1961) 480 exemplars
Warrior Scarlet (1958) 435 exemplars
The Mark of the Horse Lord (1965) 396 exemplars
Tristan and Iseult (1971) 382 exemplars
Knight's Fee (1960) 319 exemplars
Sword Song (1997) 305 exemplars
Dawn Wind (1961) 291 exemplars
Frontier Wolf (1980) 284 exemplars
The Shield Ring (1956) — Autor — 249 exemplars
The High Deeds of Finn MacCool (1967) 218 exemplars
Song for a Dark Queen (1978) 209 exemplars
Blood Feud (1976) 185 exemplars
The Witch's Brat (1970) 182 exemplars
The Armourer's House (1951) 175 exemplars
The Hound of Ulster (1963) 174 exemplars
Blue Remembered Hills (1983) 174 exemplars
Flame-Colored Taffeta (1986) 164 exemplars
Sun Horse, Moon Horse (1977) 146 exemplars
The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup (1993) 143 exemplars
The Chronicles of Robin Hood (1950) 141 exemplars
The Capricorn Bracelet (1973) 140 exemplars
Bonnie Dundee (1983) 138 exemplars
The Flowers of Adonis (1969) 125 exemplars
Brother Dusty-Feet (1952) 119 exemplars
The Rider of the White Horse (1959) 107 exemplars
Lady in Waiting (1957) 98 exemplars
Simon (1953) 91 exemplars
Blood and Sand (1989) 77 exemplars
The Queen Elizabeth Story (1950) 54 exemplars
Eagle's Egg (1981) 30 exemplars
The Chief's Daughter (1967) 28 exemplars
Is Anyone There? (1978) — Editor — 27 exemplars
Chess-Dream in a Garden (1993) 26 exemplars
A Little Dog Like You (1987) 25 exemplars
Eagle's Honour (1995) 24 exemplars
Heroes and History (1965) 23 exemplars
The Changeling (1974) 17 exemplars
Shifting Sands (1977) — Autor — 12 exemplars
Houses and History (1960) 10 exemplars
We Lived in Drumfyvie (1975) 10 exemplars
De spelen van Olympia (1972) 7 exemplars
Little Hound Found (1989) 5 exemplars
Alcestis / Beowulf (1967) 4 exemplars
The Bridge Builders (1959) 3 exemplars
A Saxon Settler (1965) 3 exemplars
Flowering Dagger 1 exemplars

Obres associades

The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legends (1998) — Col·laborador — 195 exemplars
The Eagle {2011 film} (2001) — Original novel — 130 exemplars
Adventure Stories (1988) — Col·laborador — 82 exemplars
The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales (1967) — Col·laborador — 46 exemplars
Stories for Tens and Over (1976) — Col·laborador — 35 exemplars
Within the Hollow Hills: An Anthology of New Celtic Writing (1994) — Col·laborador — 33 exemplars
The Dream Time (1967) — Epíleg, algunes edicions; Postscript, algunes edicions33 exemplars
The Thorny Paradise: Writers on Writing for Children (1975) — Col·laborador — 15 exemplars
Hundreds and Hundreds (1984) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Tales of Magic and Enchantment (1966) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
The Real Thing: Seven Stories About Love (1979) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
Miscellany One (1964) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Galaxy (1970) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Thrilling Stories from the Past for Boys (1970) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1920-12-14
Data de defunció
1992-07-23
Lloc d'enterrament
West Sussex
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
East Clandon, Surrey, England, UK
Lloc de defunció
Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
Llocs de residència
Arundel, Sussex, England, UK
Surrey, England, UK
Malta
London, England, UK
Educació
Bideford Art School
Professions
novelist
children's book author
Premis i honors
Order of the British Empire (Officer ∙ 1975)
Order of the British Empire (Commander ∙ 1992)
Biografia breu
Rosemary Sutcliff was born in England and spent her childhood in Malta and various other naval bases at which her father, a Royal Navy officer, was stationed. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at a young age and used a wheelchair most of her life. She left school at age 14 and entered Bideford Art School, which she attended for three years. She worked as a painter of miniatures and began her published writing career in 1950 with The Chronicles of Robin Hood. Her best-known work, The Eagle of the Ninth, was published in 1954. Although she was considered primarily a children's author, much of her work also appeals to adults. Sutcliff won many awards for her writing, and is published worldwide. She never married.

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The Eagle of the Ninth a Folio Society Devotees (abril 2023)
Rosemary Sutcliff a Roman and Dark Ages Britain (novembre 2018)

Ressenyes

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 . . .
 
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PlumfieldCH | Hi ha 22 ressenyes més | Mar 14, 2024 |
This is one of those stories written for children that's also suitable for adults. This adult liked it, anyway.

Despite the title, this isn’t a supernatural tale. Rather, it’s set when people were superstitious about anyone who’s different to the norm. The ‘witch’ is a wise woman who people are a little afraid of but they seek her help for cures to ailments.

The ‘brat' is the wise woman’s grandson. He’s also humpbacked and lame, which really earns people’s distrust. After his grandmother dies early in the novel, the boy loses his protection and is persecuted.

The plot is set over several years during the first quarter of the twelfth century. Monks and monasteries are the main settings.

I like the first two-thirds of the book much more than the final third when we have a change of scenery. This involves a lot of static description regarding the main character’s journey on foot to London. Once he reaches London, my interest wanes a little. It’s not terrible or boring, but it’s lacking something that’s present earlier in the story.

Overall, though, it’s worth a read.
… (més)
 
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PhilSyphe | Hi ha 6 ressenyes més | Feb 20, 2024 |
The action picks up when Rome decides to leave Great Britain. Without Roman "protection", Britain is ripe for invasion. The protagonist of the story, Aquila, a member of the Legion, deserts, and he and his family decide to stay behind. The remainder of the book tells of Aquila's trials and tribulations in repelling the Saxons. I found Aquila not to be a really likeable person, but that is neither here nor there as far as the story goes. "We are the Lantern Bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind" This is a book written for YA's. However, teaching YA's, I can tell you that in no way, at least for the current majority, would YA's have an interest in or be able to understand this book's place in history. I enjoyed this book and in the future, on one of my buying "sprees", will look for the other books in this series. 240 pages… (més)
½
 
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Tess_W | Hi ha 22 ressenyes més | Jan 23, 2024 |
Sutcliff is such a sentimental writer, and she has her particular tropes. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this one a lot more than Crossley-Holland's Beowulf. In the Charles Keeping illustrations, Beowulf wears a helmet made to look like a boar's head. I think that this can not be realistic.
 
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themulhern | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Nov 25, 2023 |

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Obres
76
També de
14
Membres
19,199
Popularitat
#1,135
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
293
ISBN
677
Llengües
21
Preferit
78

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