Rosemary Sutcliff

Born in Surrey , Sutcliff left school at fourteen to take up painting. She began to suffer from Arthritis , which caused her to be confined to a wheelchair for most of her adult life.

Her career as a writer began in 1950 . In 1959 , she won the Carnegie Medal for ''The Lantern Bearers''. She became one of the UK's top children's writers, a status she did not relinquish until her death, but she also wrote for adults.

BOOKS

''Eagle of the Ninth'' series

'' The Eagle Of The Ninth '' (1954) illustrated by C. Walter Hodges

'' The Silver Branch '' (1957) illustrated by Charles Keeping

'' The Lantern Bearers '' (1959) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''Three Legions'' (1980) is an omnibus edition containing the first three books.

'' Sword At Sunset '' (1963). This is a novel for adults. It is the story of King Arthur, but not part of her Arthurian novels for kids

Arthurian novels

'' The Sword And The Circle '' (1979)

'' The Light Beyond The Forest '' (1979)

'' The Road To Camlann '' (1981)

Other children's novels

'' The Armourer's House '' ( 1951 )

'' Brother Dustyfeet '' ( 1952 )

''Outcast'' ( 1955 ) illustrated by Richard Kennedy

'' The Shield Ring '' ( 1956 )

'' Warrior Scarlet '' ( 1957 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''Lady in Waiting'' ( 1957 )

''The Queen Elizabeth Story'' ( 1958 ) illustrated by C. Walter Hodges

''Simon'' ( 1959 ) illustrated by C. Walter Hodges

''Rider of the White Horse'' ( 1959 )

''Knight's Fee'' ( 1960 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''Bridge Builders'' ( 1961 )

''Beowulf: Dragonslayer'' ( 1961 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping; retells the Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem '' Beowulf ''

''Dawn Wind'' ( 1961 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''The Hound of Ulster'' ( 1963 ) illustrated by Victor Ambrus ; retells the story of the Irish hero Cúchulainn

'' The Mark Of The Horse Lord '' ( 1965 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''The Flowers of Adonis'' ( 1965 )

''The Chief's Daughter'' ( 1967 )

''The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cool'' ( 1967 )

''A Circlet of Oak Leaves'' ( 1968 )

''The Witch's Brat'' ( 1970 )

''Tristan and Iseult'' ( 1971 )

''The Truce of the Games'' ( 1971 )

''The Capricorn Bracelet'' ( 1973 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''The Changeling'' ( 1974 ) illustrated by Victor Ambrus

''We Lived in Drumfyvie'' ( 1975 ) with Margaret Lyford-Pike

''Blood Feud'' ( 1976 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''Sun Horse, Moon Horse'' ( 1977 )

''Shifting Sands'' ( 1977 )

''Song for a Dark Queen'' ( 1978 ); retells the legend of the Celtic Queen Boudica

''Chronicles of Robin Hood'' ( 1978 )

''Frontier Wolf'' ( 1980 )

''Eagle's Egg'' ( 1981 )

''Bonnie Dundee'' ( 1983 )

''Flame-colored Taffeta'' ( 1986 )

''A Little Dog Like You'' ( 1987 ) illustrated by Victor Ambrus

'' The Shining Company '' ( 1990 )

''The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup'' ( 1993 ) illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Also serialized in Cricket Magazine .

''Black Ships Before Troy'' ( 1993 ) illustrated by Alan Lee ; retells the '' Iliad '' Also serialized in Cricket Magazine .

''Chess-dream in the Garden'' ( 1993 )

''The Wanderings of Odysseus'' ( 1995 )

''Sword Song'' ( 1997 ) published posthumously

Non-fiction

''Heroes and History'' ( 1966 ) illustrated by Charles Keeping

''Blue Remembered Hills'' ( 1983 ), an autobiography

Novels for adults

''Blood and Sand'' (1987)

External links

Interview with Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff: A Historical Novel Society Appreciation

Blogsite of Anthony Lawton, Rosemary Sutcliff's godchild and literary executor

Blogsite in appreciation of Rosemary Sutcliff, run jointly by an active member of the Historical Novel Society and a professional archaeologist

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