The Eagle of the Ninth
By: Rosemary Sutcliff
3.94
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the s…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorry, but I do not think much of that plan.' Marcus said."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorry, but I do not think much of that plan.' Marcus said."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
If you liked the historical plot in The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. Adam of the Road
By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray
3.77
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more
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- classics
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- adventure
- historical
- young adult
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- historical fiction
2. Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
By: Carolyn Meyer
3.81
Format: 227 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the thron… read more
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- childrens
- british literature
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
3. Hittite Warrior
By: Joanne Williamson
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Judea has always been the crossroads and battlefield of contending nations. It is no less so in thi… read more
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- childrens
- school
- historical
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- historical fiction
4. Otto of the Silver Hand
By: Howard Pyle
4.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
A rich and engrossing thread of Romance runs through this tale of the motherless son of a valiant r… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- school
- adventure
- fiction
- historical fiction
5. The Bronze Bow
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more
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- classics
- childrens
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- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
6. A Madness So Discreet
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Grace Mae knows madness. She keeps it locked away, along with her voice, trapped deep inside a bril… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
7. Men of Iron
By: Howard Pyle
4.00
Format: None pages,
In seeking to avenge his unjustly accused father, young Myles Falworth is knighted and wins the fri… read more
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- classics
- adventure
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
8. The Last of the Wine
By: Mary Renault
3.88
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey … read more
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- historical
- classics
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. The Eagle of the Ninth
By: Rosemary Sutcliff
3.94
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the s… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- school
- british literature
- adventure
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
"Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorry, but I do not think much of that plan.' Marcus said."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"You could give a slave his freedom, but nothing could undo the fact that he had been a slave; and between him, a freed-man, and any free man who had never been unfree, there would still be a differen…"-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"Sometime about the year 117, the IXth Legion, which was stationed at Eburacum where York now stands, marched north to deal with a rising among the Caledonian tribes and was never heard of again... no…"-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
10. Burning Bright
By: Tracy Chevalier
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Burning Bright follows the Kellaway family as they leave behind tragedy in rural Dorset and come to… read more
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11. Detectives in Togas
By: Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Henry Winterfeld , Charlotte Kleinert
3.33
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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12. Lionheart (Plantagenets #4)
By: Sharon Kay Penman
3.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
They were called "The Devil's Brood," though never to their faces. They were the four surviving son… read more
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13. Archimedes and the Door of Science
By: Jeanne Bendick
3.00
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
Jeanne Bendick, through text and pictures, admirably succeeds in bringing to life the ancient Greek… read more
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14. Augustus Caesar's World
By: Genevieve Foster
3.11
Format: 216 pages,
Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two s… read more
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15. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
By: Jean Lee Latham
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to … read more
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16. Mystery of the Roman Ransom
By: Henry Winterfeld , None , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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17. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
18. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
By: K. Ritz
4.33
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more
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- historical
- fantasy
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- historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
19. Isabella Warrior Queen
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more
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- historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
20. The Sign of the Beaver
By: Elizabeth George Speare
3.87
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more
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21. Victor's Blessing
By: Barbara Sontheimer
4.34
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go. "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me! What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
