The Eagle of the Ninth

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The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel by Rosemary Sutcliff that follows a young Roman officer’s quest in Roman Britain to recover the lost eagle standard of his father’s vanished legion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British novel
adventure novel
children's novel
historical novel
adaptation BBC television serial The Eagle of the Ninth (1977) NERFINISHED
The Eagle (2011 film) NERFINISHED
adaptedAs radio drama
author Rosemary Sutcliff NERFINISHED
awarded Carnegie Medal commendation
containsElement disguise and travel beyond Roman frontier
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresMilitaryUnit Ninth Legion GENERATED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
followedBy The Lantern Bearers NERFINISHED
The Silver Branch NERFINISHED
followsInSeries none
frequentlyUsedIn school curricula in the United Kingdom
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
hasISBN 9780192750452
hasMotiveForQuest restore family honour
hasReception critically acclaimed
hasSettingLocation Hadrian's Wall NERFINISHED
northern Britain
hasTheme cultural conflict
friendship
honour
identity
loyalty
illustrator C. Walter Hodges NERFINISHED
inspiredBy legend of the lost Ninth Legion Hispana
language English
literaryMovement 20th-century British children's literature
literarySeries Roman Britain series NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Cottia NERFINISHED
Esca NERFINISHED
Marcus Flavius Aquila NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalPublisher Oxford University Press NERFINISHED
plotFocus quest to recover a lost Roman eagle standard
protagonistOccupation Roman centurion
publicationYear 1954
publisherImprint Oxford Children's Library NERFINISHED
setInCentury 2nd century
setInPeriod Roman Britain NERFINISHED
targetAudience younger readers

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The Eagle basedOn The Eagle of the Ninth