Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992)
Teoksen The Eagle of the Ninth tekijä
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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 näytä lisää 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) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
The Best of Rosemary Sutcliff: Warrior Scarlet, the Mark of the Horselord, Knight's Fee (1987) 74 kappaletta
The Eagle of the Ninth: A BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) (1999) 12 kappaletta
Three Bodley Head Monographs. Arthur Ransome, Rudyard Kipling, Walter De La Mare (1968) 6 kappaletta
Blutfehde 1 kappale
Wettkampf in Olympia 1 kappale
Licht über fernen Hügeln: Erinnerungen 1 kappale
The Man Who Died At Sea 1 kappale
Dawn Wind, Outcast, The Mark of the Horse Lord [3 volumes of Rosemary Sutcliff's works] (1961) 1 kappale
Writing a Historical Novel 1 kappale
Flowering Dagger 1 kappale
Beowulf der Drachentöter. ( Ab 9 J.). 1 kappale
Associated Works
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Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1920-12-14
- Kuolinaika
- 1992-07-23
- Hautapaikka
- West Sussex
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- East Clandon, Surrey, England, UK
- Kuolinpaikka
- Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
- Asuinpaikat
- Arundel, Sussex, England, UK
Surrey, England, UK
Malta
London, England, UK - Koulutus
- Bideford Art School
- Ammatit
- novelist
children's book author - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Order of the British Empire (Officer ∙ 1975)
Order of the British Empire (Commander ∙ 1992) - Lyhyt elämäkerta
- 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 , Folio Society Devotees (huhtikuu 2023)
British Author Challenge January 2023: Rosemary Sutcliff and Fred D'Aguiar, 75 Books Challenge for 2023 (helmikuu 2023)
Rosemary Sutcliff, Roman and Dark Ages Britain (marraskuu 2018)
Book Discussion: Arthurian Themed Read *Spoiler Free*, The Green Dragon (maaliskuu 2008)
Kirja-arvosteluja
The Roman Britain Trilogy: The Lantern Bearers (#3) Tekijä: Rosemary Sutcliff
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 . . .
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.… (lisätietoja)
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.… (lisätietoja)
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… (lisätietoja)
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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