Matthew Nicholls, lecturer in classics and senior tutor at the University of Reading said today in the Guardian that Rosemary Sutcliff’s “wonderful” book The Eagle of the Ninth helped turn him on to Roman history. Read More »
Category: Novels, Stories & Books
Rosemary Sutcliff was an internationally renowned writer of historical novels, for children, young adults and adults. She also wrote stories for children. This category compiles the posts on this blog by title.
International Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell recommends | Rosemary Sutcliff re-telling of Beowulf
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 »
Book covers of historical novelist Rosemary Sutcliff King Arthur novels and retellings
Eagle of the Ninth author Rosemary Sutcliff wins Carnegie Medal for The Lantern Bearers | 1959
Historical novelist Rosemary Sutcliff won the top UK literary children’s book award from the Library Association, the Carnegie Medal, for The Lantern Bearers in 1959.
The Carnegie Medal is awarded every year in the UK to the writer of an outstanding book for children. Read More »
Science fiction writer Philip Reeve recommends Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth and Warrior Scarlet
Philip Reeve fears that the ‘beautiful’ writing of historical novelist Rosemary Sutcliff is in danger of being forgotten. Author of The Mortal Engines Quartet (someone once called it ‘alternative history’ not ‘science fiction’) and the Larklight in 2009, Reeve wrote in The Daily Telegraph of his fears.
With so many good new books for children being published all the time, I sometimes fear that the classics of my childhood are in danger of being forgotten. So I’d recommend Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novels, particularly Warrior Scarlet and The Eagle of the Ninth – cracking adventures, beautifully written, filled with a profound sense of the British landscape and its past.
According to the curious and enchanting Larklight website,:
Mr Philip Reeve was born and raised in the bustling seaside slum of Brighton. Like all residents of that vile town he fled as soon as he was able, and now lives in a secluded cottage on Dartmoor, where frequent encounters with gigantic house spiders and fruitless efforts to preserve his tweed and serge against the voracious moth have given Mr Reeve a deep understanding of Art Mumby’s plight. He is the author of the bestselling Mortal Engines quartet.
- For summary of the stories of Warrior Scarlet and The Eagle of the Ninth see here
Source: The Daily Telegraph , July 4, 2009 ; The Guardian, September 30, 2006 Saturday Review p20.
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 