In The Scotsman on Kevin Macdonald, Oscar-winning Scottish director of the film of Rosemary Sutcliff‘s The Eagle of the Ninth, said : “I read the book when I was a kid, and it was just something that had always stuck in my mind as a great mystery adventure.” Like Rosemary, his love is great story-telling:Read More »
Rosemary Sutcliff creates fictional ‘characters with goals’ who ‘score’?
Eminent historical novelist and children’s writer Rosemary Sutcliff was praised for the richness of her language. Not for her the dead hand of the language of human resources, goals and quality improvement monitoring officers. So a description of a conference workshop which Google has alerted me to would not have commended itself to her.
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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 »
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 (1920-92) 