Beowulf: Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
$21.56
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2014
Summary
A classic tale of high adventure, desperate enterprises and bloody encounters made vividly real in Rosemary Sutcliff’s masterful retelling.
Grendel prowled in, hating all men and all joy and hungry for human life. So swift was his attack that no man heard an outcry; but when the dawn came, thirty of Hothgar’s best and noblest thanes were missing.
Only Beowulf, foremost among warriors, has the strength and courage to battle with Grendel the Night-stalker.
In this thrill…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849417914 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849417911 |
| Author: | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 77g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 6mm |
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The author retells this classic Anglo-Saxon tale of adventure, monsters and heroes faithfully but with great panache
The author retells this classic Anglo-Saxon tale of adventure, monsters and heroes faithfully but with great panache * The Good Book Guide *Adults and children will enjoy this simple retelling * S (supp. to Sunday Express) *
About The Author
Rosemary Sutcliff
Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 50 books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now universally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story was published in 1950. In 1959 her book The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen was commended for the Other Award. In 1975, Rosemary was awarded the OBE for services to Children’s Literature and the CBE in 1992. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and is much missed by her many fans.
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