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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.
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Kevin Crossley-Holland is the winner of the Carnegie Medal.
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"Asks to be placed immediately in the hands of every child...reads aloud resoundingly."--The School Librarian
"The strong, alliterative prose has something of the same quality as the splendid Old English verse. A remarkable achievement."--Children's Books of the Year
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- PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0374505284
- ISBN 13 9780374505288
- BindingPaperback
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Beowulf: A New Translation
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, 1968
ISBN 10: 0374505284
ISBN 13: 9780374505288
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Third Printing. Xiv + {146] pp. Ex-libris name stamp on half-title page, foxing on top edge, Pages: clean, white, unmarked.; Ex-Libris; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages. Seller Inventory # 31028
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