The Namesake: A Story of King Alfred
by C. Walter Hodges
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- used - good/none
- ISBN 10
- 0698200985
- ISBN 13
- 9780698200982
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
This book has been read, very minor wear to covers from normal storage, previous owner signed inner cover, no other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases.
"It begins -- ""I, Alfred the One-legged...being now an old man," and continues in the tradition of the most ancient storytellers to celebrate the victories of a king and the miracles of the holy. Set in the days of King Alfred, his name-sake grew up, in spite of the constant Danish war parties descending on East Anglia and in spite of his amputated leg, to become a trusted secretary to the King. The Danes were all, "Cut, sack, burn, drink and swipe," so the war orphaned Alfred lived with monks and left with them when their monastery was pillaged. The depth of early Christian faith was continually overshadowed by the not wholly abandoned superstitions. The crippled boy fought to conquer his disability and serve as a scribe to the King who shared his name. The dialogue is heroic and the descriptions of battles and raids have visual impact. A vividly detailed recreation of a brutal time with action, adventure and history to hold the boys in thrall." Good Reads
Cyril Walter Hodges was a writer, an illustrator and a Shakespeare scholar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 164-2023
- Title
- The Namesake: A Story of King Alfred
- Author
- C. Walter Hodges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- used - good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0698200985
- ISBN 13
- 9780698200982
- Publisher
- Coward Mc Cann
- Place of Publication
- Ny:
- Date Published
- 1964-06
- Pages
- 206
- Size
- 22.1 x 14 cm
- Keywords
- FIction, Historical, Britain, King Alfred
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art
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Oakville, Ontario
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