The Last Kingdom

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  The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell 400pp, HarperCollins, £17.99 Our first sight of King Alfred in Bernard Cornwell's historical novel, The Last Kingdom, is of him crouched shamefully outside a tent, moaning in pain, vomiting, and grovelling for God ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  Name the Kings of England. Well, there's mad old George III, who lost the Revolutionary War. That's one. And Henry VII, everyone remembers him. After that, there's King James, who we recall from his version of the Bible, and the one who gave up his c ... (read full critics)

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  A great start to a great series

  A wonderful story following a boy adopted by a Danish viking.

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  Jamie Cuthill said on Feb 17, 2012 | Add your feedback

• cornwell sets the story in the IX century but repeats much of what he'd written in his Arthurian trilogy: shield walls, barbaric rites, bad catholicism and a heroic warring protagonist.</p><p>good, fast novel, not too original but never banal nor predictable.</p><p>honestly, ... (continue)

  cornwell sets the story in the IX century but repeats much of what he'd written in his Arthurian trilogy: shield walls, barbaric rites, bad catholicism and a heroic warring protagonist.</p><p>good, fast novel, not too original but never banal nor predictable.</p><p>honestly, i dont know if i'll go ahead with the next 2 volumes.

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  crus said on Oct 26, 2009 | Add your feedback

• Pleasant read set in the year 866 depicting the struggle between the English and the Danes, and the strife between Christianity and paganism. I particularly enjoyed the references to York (“Eoferwic”): “Eoferwic was, and still is, the chief city of northern England. It possesses a great abbey, an ar ... (continue)

  Pleasant read set in the year 866 depicting the struggle between the English and the Danes, and the strife between Christianity and paganism. I particularly enjoyed the references to York (“Eoferwic”): “Eoferwic was, and still is, the chief city of northern England. It possesses a great abbey, an archbishop, a fortress, high walls, and a vast market. It stands beside the River Ouse, and boasts a bridge (…)” Well, not much has changed since then, has it?

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  wgeddert said on Jul 21, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 500 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0007149913
• ISBN-13: 9780007149919
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Pub date: May 30, 2005
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani

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