Listen to eagle of the ninth audiobook by rosemary sutcliff. The eagle of the ninth 1977 1 frontier fort youtube. The eagle of the ninth audiobook rosemary sutcliff audible. The romantic novel of the year award, the oldest and most coveted chicklit prize of them all, was first awarded in 1960. Marcus flavius aquila, a young centurion in roman britain, is forced into retirement after receiving a wound in his first major engagement against a rebel british. Marcus flavius aquila, a young centurion in roman britain, is forced into retirement after receiving a wound in his first major engagement against a rebel british tribe. The eagle of the ninth 1977 drama set in 117 ad dealing with the search for the roman armys ninth legion gold eagle standard. Now adapted as a major motion picture the eagle, starring channing tatum, jamie bell and donald sutherland the eagle of the ninth is a timeless tale that will thrill all listeners. The eagle of the ninth rosemary sutcliffs great adventure story is brought vividly to life in sean darner s. Written by rosemary sutcliff, narrated by bbc radio 4. A bbc radio 4 fullcast dramatization of rosemary sutcliffs the eagle of the ninth.
My rating is 3 stars because this is an abridged version and so sutcliffs lyrical style is lost. I remember reading this book as a child and it helped to ignite in me a love for historical fiction. This recording contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.
Because it was written in 1954, the language is very rich and vivid. It is read with aplomb by anna bentinck and daniel philpott. The eagle of the ninth by rosemary sutcliff on free audio book. Cancel online anytime and keep all your audiobooks. The eagle of the ninth the eagle of the ninth audiobook, by rosemary sutcliff. Around 117 ad, the roman ninth legion was ordered to put down an uprising among the caledonian tribes. The eagle of the ninth audiobook rosemary sutcliff. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month. Listen to eagle of the ninth by rosemary sutcliff at.
This recording was previously available on cassette. Listen to the eagle of the ninth by rosemary sutcliff available from rakuten kobo. In this new story of roman britain, the mutilated standard is found again by flavius, a descendant of marcus, and his cousin justin, a young surgeon in the roman army. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The eagle of the ninth audiobook by rosemary sutcliff. It is such a captivating tale, that we used it as part of our daughters literature curriculum.