The Queen Elizabeth Story
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
In the vivid and richly imagined world of Tudor England, Rosemary Sutcliff's The Queen Elizabeth Story chronicles the life of a young girl named Perdita, whose extraordinary encounter with the great Queen Elizabeth I becomes the centrepiece of a tale brimming with pageantry, warmth, and the unmistakable spirit of an age. Set against the golden backdrop of Elizabethan England — with its country houses, travelling players, and the distant glitter of the royal court — this beloved children's novel captures the majesty and humanity of England's most iconic monarch through the eyes of an unforgettable child protagonist. Sutcliff, celebrated for her ability to breathe life into historical periods with unparalleled authenticity, presents history not as a dry chronicle of dates and battles, but as a living, breathing world of colour and emotion. Her prose is both accessible and lyrical, drawing young readers into the past with the confidence of a master storyteller. A cherished classic of children's historical fiction first published in 1950, The Queen Elizabeth Story remains a testament to Sutcliff's genius — leaving readers young and old to wonder what it truly meant to live in the shadow of a queen who was, herself, larger than life.
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Format: Hardback
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
In the vivid and richly imagined world of Tudor England, Rosemary Sutcliff's The Queen Elizabeth Story chronicles the life of a young girl named Perdita, whose extraordinary encounter with the great Queen Elizabeth I becomes the centrepiece of a tale brimming with pageantry, warmth, and the unmistakable spirit of an age. Set against the golden backdrop of Elizabethan England — with its country houses, travelling players, and the distant glitter of the royal court — this beloved children's novel captures the majesty and humanity of England's most iconic monarch through the eyes of an unforgettable child protagonist. Sutcliff, celebrated for her ability to breathe life into historical periods with unparalleled authenticity, presents history not as a dry chronicle of dates and battles, but as a living, breathing world of colour and emotion. Her prose is both accessible and lyrical, drawing young readers into the past with the confidence of a master storyteller. A cherished classic of children's historical fiction first published in 1950, The Queen Elizabeth Story remains a testament to Sutcliff's genius — leaving readers young and old to wonder what it truly meant to live in the shadow of a queen who was, herself, larger than life.