

The Eagle of the Ninth
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Narrator: Charlie Simpson
Abridged: 4 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 10/01/2006
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Narrator: Charlie Simpson
Abridged: 4 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 10/01/2006
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories
Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992) was born in Surrey, England. A voracious private reader, she left her regular studies at fourteen to attend art school. In 1950 her first children’s book was published, and from then on, she devoted her time and talents to writing children’s historical novels. Many of her books are set in Roman Britain, a period that particularly interested her. She received the OBE in 1975 and, in 1992, was awarded the CBE. She was still writing on the morning of her death at the age of seventy-two.
Classic historical fiction At the age of eight, I read Eagle of the Ninth, my first encounter with historical fiction. I became hooked. Since then, I have been read Nigel Tranter, John Prebble, Conn Igguden, Simon Scarrow, Ruth Downie, and many others. Forty-four years later, re-reading this classic......more
I read The Eagle of the Ninth in high school but intend to revisit it fairly soon. It helped cement my fondness for well researched, well written historical fiction. This novel set many people on that path, including some who became authors themselves. This is just one of Rosemary Sutcliff's great n......more
WELL, I CRIED. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF?!? . . . It's so weird. When I read The Shield Ring, my first Sutcliff book, a few weeks ago, I had the exact same experience. I was reading along merrily, enjoying myself greatly, thinking "wow this is a really solid, fun story," until just about......more
*Mini Review* For many years, Rosemary Sutcliff has been one of my favorite authors . . . and she always will be. It had been a long time since I had read this book, and I decided it was high time to rediscover it. It was even better than I had remembered. Meet Marcus, a young soldier who’s career an......more
In 117 AD/CE, the Ninth Legion of the Roman Army marched into the mists of Caledonia (the land known today as Scotland). They were never seen again. The standard-bearer of the Legio IX Hispana, who held aloft the golden eagle as they marched, was the father of our hero, Marcus Flavius Aquila. Marcus......more