In 2004, international footballer Sol Campbell recommends children’s book author Rosemary Sutcliff’s retelling of the story of Beowulf. He and other stars of the English Premier League promoted a reading list for children, to try to harness the power of football to encourage families to enjoy reading.Read More »
Month: March 2010
Rosemary Sutcliff co-wrote film starring Marianne Faithful | Sutcliff Discovery of the Day
Rosemary Sutcliff helped write a film, Ghost Story, that starred the wonderful, sultry Marianne Faithful. I never knew this: I would have remembered! There is a DVD available, reviewed here. British actress Penelope Keith was in the film too.
Book covers of historical novelist Rosemary Sutcliff King Arthur novels and retellings
Rosemary Sutcliff on Rudyard Kipling
Rosemary Sutcliff wrote a monograph about the British writer of the Just So stories, Rudyard Kipling, who was a major influence on her fiction writing for children, young adults and adults. She wrote in the introduction to the book that she had loved Kipling ever since she could remember.
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 