The Eagle of the Ninth
Author:
Rosemary Sutcliff 
Illustrator:
C. Walter Hodges
Publication:
1954 by Oxford University Press
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction
Series:
The Roman Britain Trilogy 
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Series Number: 1
Pages:
255
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'The unlucky Ninth' men called the lost Ninth Legion, which once marched north beyond Agricola's wall into the mists of Caledonia—and was never seen again. When Marcus Flavius Aquila, whose father had commanded the First Cohort of the legion, came to Britain and was invalided out of the Army after receiving wounds in a tribal rising, he embarked upon a quest so hazardous that no one thought to see him return. He set out into the unknown territory of Ultima Thule, determined to find and restore to Rome the lost eagle standard of the unlucky Ninth, symbol of a legion's honour.
Rosemary Sutcliff magnificently describes Marcus' quest, giving us so vivid an impression of its dangers and excitement that we bridge a thousand years in time as though it all happened yesterday.
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Rosemary Sutcliff
1920 - 1992British
Rosemary Sutcliff's father was a naval officer and she and her mother followed him round the world until he retired when she was ten. Of her early l... See more
C. Walter Hodges
1909 - 2004British
C. Walter Hodges is one of England's best-known illustrators, and he has done art work for Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada and Will Shakespea... See more
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The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles
Reviewed by Julie Parker
Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Literature, this volume deals with more complex emotional themes and will appeal to older readers.
The Eagle of the Ninth
Reviewed by Diane Pendergraft
Rosemary Sutcliff draws a detailed picture of Roman Britain without belaboring description or being condescending in her use of authentic vocabulary. You may need to keep a dictionary handy, but you won’t miss much of the story’s intent without one.
This is a story about ancient Britain under Roman rule. There is bound to be violence. However, Sutcliff manages to convey the necessary details of battles without gore.
The Eagle of the Ninth
A fresh background this, and one that is its own reward in an unusual story of Britain under Roman suzerainty...
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