The Goodreads web community has lists of editions and translations of Rosemary Sutcliff’s novels and stories. Thus this is the page about The Eagle of the Ninth editions. There are over 500 reviews of The Eagle of the Ninth here on the site.
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Scientist likes The Eagle of the Ninth
The Scientist Gone Wordy blog author reviewed The Eagle of the Ninth today. She judged that the book was very slow to start but she concluded:
Overall, though, I recommend the book. Be sure to stick with it if, like me, you find it slow to start because it really picks up and is a very cool story… I’m looking forward to the rest of her backlist. Rating: 4 of 5 stars.
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Library Thing Polyanna loves Simon
Lovely, lovely book; one of my favourite books ever. It’s about the English Civil War, and manages to convey information about and the perspective of, both sides pretty fairly, which is rare in books on the subject. Although Read More »
Daughter Number Three is reading all Rosemary Sutcliff
Blog Daughter Number Three calls itself a “filing cabinet of stuff I have stumbled upon”. The author writes “she is the third of four daughters, raised in a rural area outside of a small town. Now living in a moderately large city, making media and immersed in other people’s media”. One of her goals in life is “to read everything written by Rosemary Sutcliff, so I’ve been reading her 1957 novel Lady in Waiting, the story of Bess Throckmorton, who secretly married Sir Walter Raleigh (to the displeasure of Queen Elizabeth I)”. She writes that it’s an “oldie but goodie”, like her post here.
Scottish essay competition winner on The Eagle of the Ninth
Scottish schools essay competition 2004-2005 winning essays
The winning essay in a school’s essay competition in Scotland a couple of years back was about Rosemary Sutcliffe (sic) – Rosemary’s name spelt wrong but that happily on this occasion did not trouble the University judges!
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 