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(off to sulk and feel old)Ruan Peathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999492027801288004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-73673847461645077912013-10-03T15:26:14.629+01:002013-10-03T15:26:14.629+01:00Anything by Rosemary Sutcliff (for me, it was Simo...Anything by Rosemary Sutcliff (for me, it was <i>Simon</i> and <i>Flame-Coloured Taffeta</i>, but I should think any of them would work) and you might also consider Janet Lunn's books for a North American perspective.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982393914388777243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62721103862260242212013-10-03T12:15:42.669+01:002013-10-03T12:15:42.669+01:00I'd second Cynthia Harnett, The Woolpack might...I'd second Cynthia Harnett, The Woolpack might go down well, though Load of Unicorn is my favourite. What about Robert Westall, perhaps The Machine-gunners and Michelle Magorian's Goodnight Mister Tom is very popular with our pupils.Elspeth Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834041351713094712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-16207549776552667012013-10-02T18:52:41.045+01:002013-10-02T18:52:41.045+01:00I discovered "She" by H Rider Haggard ar...I discovered "She" by H Rider Haggard around that time - because it was one of my mum's favourites! A ten year old today might struggle with some of the dense language, but the story is still wonderful.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-627743375161583922013-10-02T14:16:36.335+01:002013-10-02T14:16:36.335+01:00Am I the only man to comment? Is there a differenc...Am I the only man to comment? Is there a difference between boys and girl's books? Can you guess which of the ones on my list were borrowed from my big sister and which were from my boys' prep school?<br />I should have mentioned Herge "King Ottakar's Sceptre" for a sense of European history.George Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333362423284895942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9729263567270473782013-10-02T14:13:25.161+01:002013-10-02T14:13:25.161+01:00I was born in 1950 and the house was full of my pa...I was born in 1950 and the house was full of my parents old books, so some choices are pretty dated. Also some were not technically historical novels when written, but became so with the passage of time, because they were set in the past, when they were written. (Am I limited to 12?) I'll asterisk my best 12.<br />A Conan Doyle: "The Sign of Four*" (Vivid picture of Victorian London and a first sight of the Indian Mutiny)and "The White Company"<br />john Masefield "The Midnight Folk*" (A special favourite. Fantasy +social history)<br />RLS: "Treasure Island*" and "Kidnapped*" (Helped that I'd seen TV versions)<br />Rosemary Sutcliff "The Shield Ring*", "Simon*" and "The Eagle of the Ninth" (The shield Ring was very special to me. Love the Lakes)<br />W E Johns: "Biggles Fails to return" (The WW2 Biggles avoid political incorrectness, by the way. This one is on the Riviera, so packed with new general knowledge)<br />Cynthia Harnet: "A Load of Unicorn*" (London. Caxton. What's not to like)<br />C S Forester "Lieutenant Hornblower*" (and then all the others) <br />George Grossmith "Diary of a Nobody" (Got to know the family from the 1880s)<br />Jerome K Jerome: "Three Men in a Boat*" (Loved the Thames ever since)<br />Rudyard Kipling "Stalky and Co*" and "Puck of Pooks Hill*" Also "Captain's Courageous"<br />A.L. Hadfield "King Arthur and the Round Table*" (My preferred re-telling of Mallory for children. conveys the mystery)<br />Helen Clare: "Merlin's Magic*" (Why is this great book not famous? Fantasy and history and literature)<br />Geoffrey Trease; "Cue for Treason" (Another Lake District meets Shakespeare.<br /><br /><br /><br />George Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333362423284895942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-28682760503962604962013-10-02T12:16:53.745+01:002013-10-02T12:16:53.745+01:00I remember from those days...
The Dark is Rising, ...I remember from those days...<br />The Dark is Rising, a series by Susan Cooper - first experience of ancient British mythology, but especially book 2, titlular book of the series. Rosemary Sutcliffe - the Eagle of the Ninth would stay with me forever. <br />Sweetwater, a book about native Canadians on the plains. It made me see the fear and unreason of a plague such as smallpox. Went on to read books by Rudy Wiebe on the same themes in late teens. Penelope Lively. A Stitch in Time. A book called The Root Cellar scared me rigid but also was about history. <br /><br /><br />Taccolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186827756086794060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-763564245445726142013-10-02T11:52:08.038+01:002013-10-02T11:52:08.038+01:00Joan Aiken. Everything by Joan Aiken.Joan Aiken. Everything by Joan Aiken.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023404159399560691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51507593826178181462013-10-02T11:37:38.860+01:002013-10-02T11:37:38.860+01:00Leon Garfield, perhaps. Not sure what title I'...Leon Garfield, perhaps. Not sure what title I'd choose, though. Devil in the Fog? Black Jack? Smith? Or The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris?Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11787071776634034642013-10-02T10:15:07.283+01:002013-10-02T10:15:07.283+01:00If Dickens, Tale of Two Cities is a great way in.If Dickens, Tale of Two Cities is a great way in.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82648732588283433452013-10-02T08:57:23.360+01:002013-10-02T08:57:23.360+01:00What a lovely, generous idea! Josephine Tey, Walte...What a lovely, generous idea! Josephine Tey, Walter Scott, Thomas B. Costain might all appeal to a boy. Dickens, perhaps, which I started reading about that age as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-20852325935432906222013-10-02T08:57:03.178+01:002013-10-02T08:57:03.178+01:00The one I remember most is Henry Treece's '...The one I remember most is Henry Treece's 'Man With A Sword', the story of Hereward the Wake. Must have triggered something, because I've just started a history PhD :)PhilDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11176626617532772821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51112386937270006102013-10-02T08:55:28.149+01:002013-10-02T08:55:28.149+01:00Now I understand what your tweet was looking for -...Now I understand what your tweet was looking for - definitely anything by Geoffrey Trease - I loved them all as a 10 yr old and my kids enjoy having them read to them now, though they haven't inherited my love for historical fiction to read to themselves unfortunately. <br />I second Barbara Willard - still love that series.<br />What about Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising - not quite historical but has link to the King Arthur legends and by now the 70s when it was set are almost history!Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594062064082350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30886671662236537892013-10-02T08:54:16.341+01:002013-10-02T08:54:16.341+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273275786665176736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-61132899825195436282013-10-02T08:54:15.829+01:002013-10-02T08:54:15.829+01:00Great to see the Viking books in Emma's commen...Great to see the Viking books in Emma's comment, so I think those are a must.<br /><br />And yes, Wigtown is great. Super atmosphere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273275786665176736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30654043371200361382013-10-02T08:48:20.407+01:002013-10-02T08:48:20.407+01:00Yay, I love all those! - though 'One is One...Yay, I love all those! - though 'One is One' is SO sad... Antonia Forest, woop! Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39364790354761184162013-10-02T08:43:53.247+01:002013-10-02T08:43:53.247+01:00At ten years old:
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