

Sutcliff's retelling of Homer's Odyssey story was also illustrated by Alan Lee and published by Frances Lincoln in a companion edition, The Wanderings of Odysseus: The story of the Odyssey (1995, ISBN 978-0-7112-0862-9).


ĭelacorte Press reprinted Black Ships in the US within the calendar year (October 1993 ISBN 978-9-7). A Common Core handbook suggests it for grades 6-8. Sutcliff's prose is praised also in Books to Build On, a collection of teaching resources edited by E.

The Reading Teacher remarked that the book's division into 19 chapters makes it a good text to spread out over multiple readings, and praised Sutcliff's "graceful, powerful language". Kirkus Reviews noted the "compelling vision and sensitivity to language, history, and heroics" that she brought to retelling both Arthurian legends and the Homeric epic. ( August 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Urn:oclc:38916956 Republisher_date 20171027154937 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 262 Scandate 20171026151306 Scanner Scanningcenter hongkong Shipping_container SZ0024 Tts_version v1.This article needs a plot summary. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:47:36.548183 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1158319 City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition Pbk.
