by Rosemary Sutcliff · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780194791724
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«The Eagle of the Ninth» is the adapted historical novel by Rosemary Sutcliff, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (96 pages, in English).
In the 2nd century AD, the Roman Ninth Legion disappears in northern Britain and its standard, the eagle, is lost. Years later, Marcus Aquila, whose father was among the missing, travels north to recover the eagle and find out his father's fate, in a territory dominated by tribes hostile to Rome.
It belongs to the Oxford Bookworms Library collection, level 4 (1400 headwords); text adapted by John Escott, with 14,950 words.
Intended for intermediate-level English students who want to practice reading with a historical novel adapted to their level.
Rosemary Sutcliff was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novels were specifically written for adults. In a 1986 interview she said, "I would claim that my books are for children of all ages, from nine to ninety."
