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Tag: children’s books
The Eagle of the Ninth Book versions since 1954
The Eagle of the Ninth film/movie (starring Channing Tatum , Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Tahir Raman, Mark Strong) is creating increased interest in Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel, which has sold over a million copies since it first came out in 1954. These are the versions of The Eagle of the Ninth in the UK I know of, recorded at the British Library at the time of posting.
FULL VERSIONS
- 1954 The Eagle of the Ninth Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges. (pp. 255. Oxford University Press: London, 1954.)
- 1977 The Eagle of the Ninth (Harmondsworth : Puffin Books, 1977) (ISBN 0140308903 (pbk))
- 1980 Three Legions (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1980.) (ISBN 0192714503)
- 1985 Three Legions ([Harmondsworth] : Puffin in association with Oxford University Press, 1985, c1980.) (0140319174 (pbk))
- 1986 The Eagle of the Ninth [New ed.] (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1986) (ISBN 0192710370)
- 1994 The Eagle of the Ninth (London : Puffin in associaiton with Oxford University Press, 1994.) (ISBN 0140364579 (pbk))
- 2000 The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000, 1954.) (ISBN 0192750453 (pbk))
- 2004 The Eagle of the Ninth [50th anniversary ed.] (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004) (ISBN 0192753924 (pbk.))
- 2005 The Eagle of the Ninth (London : Folio Society, 2005)
ABRIDGED VERSIONS
- 1995 Escott, John. The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.) (0194227448 (pbk))
- 2000 Escott, John. The Eagle of the Ninth [2nd ed.] (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.) (0194230333 (pbk.))
Literary criticism about the young adult historical fiction of Rosemary Sutcliff
Source: 100 More Popular Young Adult Authors by Bernard A. Drew
- For the The Raymond Thompson interview see here.
The Roundabout Horse illustrated children’s story by Rosemary Sutcliff
In The Roundabout Horse, Rosemary Sutcliff’s illustrated children’s story, Sunflower is a special roundabout horse. Although he is made from wood, he has real feelings. Jenny is special. When she rides Sunflower, something magical happens both to him and to her. I love this short children’s story from Rosemary, and my children did too when they were young.
Children’s and young adult author Rosemary Sutcliff on being disabled
Rosemary Sutcliff once wrote (quoted in the Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature):
“there’s a great loneliness about having any kind of handicap in a world which in general doesn’t, however much you get to the stage where neither you nor anybody else notices. You tend to create somebody on your side of the barrier who will talk your own language.”
(I have blogged an article she wrote about disability before)
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 