by Rosemary Sutcliff, John Escott · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780194230339
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«The Eagle of the Ninth» is the historical novel by Rosemary Sutcliff adapted by John Escott, published by Oxford University Press España in paperback.
In the second century AD, the Roman Ninth Legion disappears in northern Britain and the eagle, symbol of its honour, is lost with four thousand men. When years later it is rumoured to have been seen, Marcus Aquila, whose father served in the legion, travels north to recover it and to learn how his father died, among tribes that hate Rome.
96 pages, in English. Graded reader from the Oxford Bookworms Library collection, Stage 4 level (1,400 headwords), within the Thriller & Adventure series.
For intermediate-level students of English as a foreign language, aged 16 and above.
Rosemary Sutcliff was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novels were specifically written for adults. In a 1986 interview she said, "I would claim that my books are for children of all ages, from nine to ninety."
