num_pages: 222
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 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 the age of 72 in 1992.
language: English
title: The Eagle of the Ninth
titlecomplete: The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)
characters: Esca son of Cunoval, Cottia, Marcus Flavius Aquila
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, British Literature, School, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 10644
places: Roman Britain, Roman Empire
series: The Roman Britain Trilogy, The Dolphin Ring Cycle
publisher: OUP