For this work about and for Rosemary Sutcliff I have secured the rosemarysutcliff.com domain. But does anyone understand how doing this (via WordPress) interacts with Search Engine ‘Optimisation’? Thus, I was rather pleased with myself for ensuring that this blog featured fairly high up on the first page of any google search for “Rosemary Sutcliff”. (Headlines using the words Rosemary Sutcliff; using her name right at the start of many posts etc, even if it contorted the writing). But now it seems to have disappeared. Search Rosemary Sutcliff and you get all manner of sites but not this one now! I suspect I may need to repost some of the earlier material to get it noticed by Google’s automatic system. Any advice anyone?
Author: Anthony Lawton
Chair, Sussex Dolphin, family company which looks after the work of eminent children’s & historical fiction author Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-92). Formerly CEO, chair & trustee of various charity, cultural & educational enterprises in UK. Sometimes a consultant.
Blogger Jeff appreciates Rosemary Sutcliff’s evocative writing
Rosemary Sutcliff attracts several appreciative posts on Jeff’s Secondat blog. He recently posted on the You Write tab on this blog about ” one of the many facets of her writing that appeals to me”. (Dear Reader – do please post there your responses to and stories about Rosemary).
She’s such a great story-teller that I sometimes find myself racing through her descriptions of the natural environment to get to the next development of plot. I think she put some of her best descriptive images closest to unfolding plot climaxes. Your eye catches the fine phrases and, if you’re like me, this puts you in a quandary, whether to move swiftly on or linger over the marvelous images. Here are some of the phrases I’ve most enjoyed (usually on my second or third reading of the books in which they occur):
— a brief wing of sunlight brushed along the flank of the little glen
— a dark soughing of the wind across the dead heather Read More »
Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth into costumes for film The Eagle
Rosemary Sutcliff’s imaginings – and those of the the film-making experts – for The Eagle of the Ninth are translated into costumes for the film The Eagle. Those involved speak about it here.
Rosemary Sutcliff historical novel Warrior Scarlet | SZKARŁAT WOJOWNIKA | Polish edition
Rosemary Sutcliff’s wonderful Warrior Scarlet (SZKARŁAT WOJOWNIKA in Polish) has a cover illustration in Poland which is a new one on me!
I found it via ebay.
Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Silver Branch | The Folio Society beautiful illustrated edition | Sutcliff re-Discovery of the Day
Rosemary Sutcliff’s novel, The Silver Branch, Folio Society’s 2004 edition, is beautifully drawn by Roman Pisarev. This illustration is of little Cullen.
As Anne in comments below has highlighted, “this illustration shows the moment when Flavius and Justin present their ‘tatterdemalion’ Lost Legion, gathered together after the death of Carausius, to Constantius’ astonished Praetorian Prefect, Asklepiodotus. Among the ‘reckless disreputable crew’ is ‘little Cullen, with his Silver Branch in the girdle of his tattered motley, holding the wingless Eagle proudly upright, but standing himself on one leg like a heron,which somewhat spoiled the effect’ “.
You can buy this edition of the book from the Folio Society’s website. There is also a stunning version of The Eagle of the Ninth, probably Rosemary Sutcliff’s most famous novel which, you can also buy here.
(To regular readers: We are republishing and developing some November and December posts because of a glitch in the system which seemed to prevent them being indexed. This post was prompted and further helped by comments from Anne thank you!.)
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 