num_pages: 294
description: One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the story of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of northern Britain and never came back.Rosemary Sutcliff spent most of her life in a wheelchair, suffering from the wasting Still's disease. She wrote her first book for children, The Queen's Story, in 1950 and went on to become a highly respected name in the field of children's literature. She received an OBE in 1975 and died at theage of 72 in 1992.
language: English
title: The Eagle of the Ninth
titlecomplete: The Eagle of the Ninth
characters: Cottia, Esca son of Cunoval, Marcus Flavius Aquila
genres: Adventure, Classics, British Literature, Historical, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 10640
places: Roman Britain, Roman Empire
series: The Dolphin Ring Cycle, The Roman Britain Trilogy
publisher: Oxford University Press