Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... Beowulfby Kevin Crossley-Holland
Folio Society (211) Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I enjoyed neither the writing nor the illustrations. This is perplexing to me, because I have really enjoyed Crossley-Holland's Arthur series, as well as "Word-Hoard". I am puzzled but resolute to read more Beowulf. ( ) no reviews | add a review
This is the story of a young man who travelled far across the sea to fight two terrifying monsters-one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. The young hero's name was Beowulf, and his story, first written in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century, has become one of the world's most famous epics. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in quick-paced, rhythmical prose accompanied by Charles Keeping's striking illustrations. Together they bring to life the beauty and power of one of the first great English poems. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)829.3Literature English Old English literature, ca. 450-1100 BeowulfLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |