Books in brief: The Eagle of the Ninth

    A quest, an adventure, a setting to rights ... a tale beautifully constructed and eloquently, intelligently told: Rosemary Sutcliff's The Eagle of the Ninth is one of the best novels I've read this year.

    You can find the handsome Slightly Foxed edition here.

Comments

[Dark Puss]

Surely a re-read? It's part of a trilogy so I strongly commend the others to you.

[Cornflower]

No, hadn't read it until now! Very much looking forward to the rest of the series.

[Dark Puss]

!!! really surprised that it is your first read.

[Cornflower]

Mr. C's first time as well. He read it after me (in under 24 hours) and loved it too.

[Elizabeth]

There’s a crossing point marked with a stone where the Ninth crossed the River Welland just outside Stamford.

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[Cornflower]

If I'm ever in those parts I shall look for it! Thank you, Elizabeth.

[Dark Puss]

Doubly surprised! How on earth did both of you miss out on this aged ~ 10?

[Mr Cornflower]

I'm afraid that I was engrossed in Richmal Crompton's Just William books then on to "Kidnapped" and "Robinson Crusoe" and "The Hobbit"

[Dark Puss]

Ha! Those books all sound very familiar to me too :-)