Arthur: The Seeing Stone
Book 1
Set in the Welsh Marches in the year 1199, The Seeing Stone is a uniquely contemporary take on the Arthurian legends. It is an enthralling story of secrets and mysteries in the life of young Arthur de Caldicot, who discovers his namesake, the boy King Arthur, in his seeing stone.In a hundred short chapters that seem like snapshots of the past, The Seeing Stone brilliantly evokes the earthy, uncomfortable reality of daily life in the Middle Ages, and of a whole community - from Gatty the reeve's daughter to Tanwen the chamber-servant, from Oliver the priest to Lady Alice, keeper of a terrible secret - facing the conflicts and uncertainties of…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7528-4429-9
- EAN: 9780752844299
- Produktnummer: 8439832
- Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.3 cm 262 g
- Abbildungen: 2 maps
- Gewicht: 262
- Sonstiges: Teenage / Young Adult
Über den Autor
Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for Storm. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. For some years he held a university post in Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Seeing Stone won the prestigious Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and At The Crossing-Places won a Silver award at the SWPA Spoken Word Awards. Gatty's Tale was shortlisted for the 2008 Carnegie Medal.
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