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Rosemary Sutcliff

(1920 - 1992)

About Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff was born in December 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 40 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 1972 her book Tristan and Iseult was runner-up for 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. Rosemary lived for a long time in Arundel, Sussex with her dogs and in 1975, she was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and will be much missed by her loyal army of fans.

Series

Eagle of the Ninth
1. The Eagle of the Ninth (1954)
2. The Silver Branch (1957)
3. The Lantern Bearers (1959)
Dawn Wind (1961)
Frontier Wolf (1980)
Three Legions (omnibus) (1980)

Legends of King Arthur
Sword at Sunset (1963)
The Light Beyond the Forest (1979)
The Sword and the Circle (1979)
The Road to Camlann (1981)
The King Arthur Trilogy (omnibus) (1999)

Novels

The Queen Elizabeth story (1950)
Chronicles of Robin Hood (1950)
The Armourer's House (1951)
Brother Dustyfeet (1952)
Simon (1953)
Outcast (1955)
The Shield Ring (1956)
Lady in Waiting (1957)
Warrior Scarlet (1957)
The Bridge Builders (1959)
The Rider of the White Horse (1959)
Knight's Fee (1960)
Beowulf: Dragonslayer (1961)
Beowulf (1961)
The Hound of Ulster (1963)
The Invaders (1964)
The Mark of the Horse Lord (1965)
The Flowers of Adonis (1965)
The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cool (1967)
The Chief's Daughter (1967)
A Circlet of Oak Leaves (1968)
The Witch's Brat (1970)
Dragon Slayer: Story of Beowulf (1970)
The Truce of the Games (1971)
Tristan and Iseult (1971)
The Capricorn Bracelet (1973)
The Changeling (1974)
We Lived in Drumfyvie (1975) (with Margeret Lyford-Pike)
Blood Feud (1976)
Shifting Sands (1977)
Sun Horse, Moon Horse (1977)
Song for a Dark Queen (1978)
Eagle's Egg (1981)
Bonnie Dundee (1983)
Flame-coloured Taffeta (1986)
Blood and Sand (1987)
The Shining Company (1990)
The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup (1993)
Black Ships before Troy: The Story of the Illiad (1993)
The Wanderings of Odysseus (1995)
Sword Song (1997)

Collections

Heather, Oak, and Olive: Three Stories (1972)
Best of Rosemary Sutcliff (1987)

Picture Books

The Roundabout Horse (1986)
A Little Dog Like You (1987)
Little Hound Found (1989)
Chess-dream in the Garden (1993)

Non fiction

Rudyard Kipling (1960) (see Rudyard Kipling)
Blue Remembered Hills: A Recollection (1963)
Heroes and History (1965)
A Saxon Settler (1965)
Arthur Ransome, Rudyard Kipling and Walter De La Mare (1968) (with Leonard Clark, Hugh Shelley) (see Walter de la Mare, Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Ransome)
Is Anyone There? (1978) (with Monica Dickens)

Awards

Carnegie Medal Best Novel winner (1960) : The Lantern Bearers

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