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Rosemary Sutcliff

/ˌrəʊzməri ˈsʌtklif/

/ˌrəʊzmeri ˈsʌtklɪf/

(1920-92) an English writer of novels. She wrote both adults' and children's literature, mostly set in Roman Britain, but is best known for her books for older children, including The Eagle of the Ninth (1954).

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