The Last Kingdom.THE LAST KINGDOM. Bernard Cornwell Bernard Cornwell OBE (born February 23, 1944) is a prolific and popular English historical novelist. As a child he was adopted by a family by the name of Wiggins. After he left them he changed his name to his mother's maiden name, Cornwell. . 2005. Read by Tom Sellwood. 11 cds. 13 hrs. Sound Library/BBC Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3475-0. $99.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA * In the mid 850s, what we now know as England was a collection of four kingdoms facing invasion from the Danes, or Vikings, from the north. The Vikings tore through the northernmost three kingdoms, conquering, raping, looting and pillaging, saving particular savagery Savagery Apache Indians once fierce fighting tribe of American West. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 123] bandersnatch imaginary wild animal of great ferocity. [Br. Lit. for monasteries and nunneries, until they reached Wessex, the wealthiest, southernmost kingdom, governed by a young king, Alfred. In the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. battles over the next few decades, Alfred was to defeat the Viking attacks and unify all four kingdoms into what we now know as England. Cornwell's historical fiction is set against these momentous mo·men·tous adj. Of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence: a momentous occasion; a momentous decision. events. His fictional hero Uhtred, heir to Northumbria, is captured by the Danes at age 10 and taught how to fight; he ultimately returns to King Alfred to play a pivotal role in Alfred's triumphs. The Last Kingdom is the first of a trilogy. Tom Sellwood offers a brilliant reading of this intense novel. His voice is clear, and his timing and modulation modulation, in communications modulation, in communications, process in which some characteristic of a wave (the carrier wave) is made to vary in accordance with an information-bearing signal wave (the modulating wave); demodulation is the process by which are perfect. Susan Offner, Teacher, Lexington HS, Lexington, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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