![]() Disguised as a Greek oculist and travelling beyond Hadrian's Wall with his freed ex-slave, the British native hunter Esca, Marcus finds that a demoralized and mutinous Ninth Legion was annihilated by a great rising of the northern tribes. Discharged because of a battle wound that has left him lame in one leg, a young Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquila tries to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in northern Britain. The story is set in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, after the building of Hadrian's Wall. The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. ![]() A dustwrapper is not called for, this copy is encased in a robust, black paper covered slipcase. ![]() This copy is bright, tight, white and square. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in illustrated cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. ![]()
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