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Black Ships Before Troy
By Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrated by Alan Lee
Here is Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, brought to life by Rosemary Sutcliff with all the skill of a master storyteller.
Alan Lee’s dramatic cover images hauntingly recreate the age of heroes in this spellbinding introduction to the Greek classics -- a book that should become part of every childhood.
- "A magnificent achievement... if ever a book was unputdownable, whether by an adult or child, it is this one...it bears the unmistakable mark of a masterpiece of children’s literature." Times Educational Supplement.
- Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
- Written using the most up-to-date sources to provide the complete story of the siege of Troy.
About the author
Rosemary Sutcliff is widely regarded as one of the finest children’s writers of the twentieth century. Her novel "The Lantern Bearers" won the Carnegie Medal in 1959, while "The Eagle of the Ninth", "The Shield Ring", "The Silver Branch", "Warrior Scarlet" and "Tristan and Iseult" have all received Carnegie Medal Commendations. She was honoured with the CBE in 1992, for services to children’s literature.
ISBN:
9781845078270
Imprint:
Frances Lincoln
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
October 1, 2008
Dimensions:
130 x 200mm, 128pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$14.95
New Zealand RRP:
$16.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock