Foto dell'autore

Madeleine A. Polland (1918–2005)

Autore di Beorn the Proud

31 opere 1,640 membri 6 recensioni 2 preferito

Sull'Autore

Opere di Madeleine A. Polland

Beorn the Proud (1962) 574 copie
Mission to Cathay (1997) 375 copie
Flame Over Tara (2004) 294 copie
Fingal's Quest (1960) 84 copie
City of the Golden House (1963) 64 copie
Children of the Red King (1959) 39 copie
Sabrina (1979) 27 copie
Deirdre (1967) 24 copie
The Queen's Blessing (1963) 20 copie
Queen Without Crown (1964) 14 copie
To Kill a King (1970) 10 copie
All Their Kingdoms (1981) 9 copie
Prince of the Double Axe (1976) 8 copie
No Price Too High (1984) 7 copie
To Tell My People (1968) 6 copie
The White Twilight (1962) 6 copie
Alhambra (1971) 5 copie
Daughter of the Sea (1972) 4 copie
Stranger in the Hills (1968) 4 copie
Thicker Than Water (1966) 3 copie
Shattered Summer (1970) 2 copie
A Family Affair (1971) 2 copie
Rich man's flowers (1992) 1 copia

Etichette

Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1918-05-31
Data di morte
2005
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
Ireland
Attività lavorative
children's book author
historical novelist
Breve biografia
Madeleine Polland, née Cahill, was born in the south of Ireland and experienced the turmoil of the Irish Rebellion in the early 1920s, before her father moved the family to England. As a young adult, she got a job at the local library, and helped rebuild its book collection. During World War II, she enlisted in the British military and served at a radar installation. In 1946, she married Arthur Polland, with whom she had two children who provided inspiration for various of her books. Her first published work was Children of the Red King (1960), followed by Beorn the Proud (1961) and many more popular historical novels for children and young adults. She traveled to nearly all the places she wrote about to gain insights and understanding, giving her books depth and authenticity.

Utenti

Recensioni

 
Segnalato
ASSG.Library | Mar 15, 2024 |
I would have liked to have given this three stars, as it was well written and engaging, but I found some of the passages very lacking, though it has strong characters and a satisfying conclusion.
 
Segnalato
MissClark | 3 altre recensioni | Jan 19, 2012 |
Takes place c. 800 in Iceland and Denmark. Beorn is the arrogant young son of a Viking chiefton who captures a Christian girl from Ireland, and takes her as a slave. The contrast between the One True God and the multiple Norse gods is clear.
 
Segnalato
mwittkids | 3 altre recensioni | Oct 28, 2007 |
This one basically is a fictionalized account of the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland in A.D. 432. For those who don't know the tradition, Patrick was a British lad who was kidnapped, taken to Ireland and enslaved there. After a number of years he escaped, but then later returned to bring his faith to the Irish people. His return is where the book begins and how he's accepted, or not, fills out the tale. It's an enjoyable read, though Ms. Polland seems to take pains to explain away any supernatural element of the traditional accounts. Despite that small distraction though, it made for a nice way to fill an afternoon.
--J.
… (altro)
½
 
Segnalato
Hamburgerclan | Apr 15, 2006 |

Liste

Premi e riconoscimenti

Potrebbero anche piacerti

Autori correlati

W. T. Mars Illustrator
Esta Nesbitt Illustrator

Statistiche

Opere
31
Utenti
1,640
Popolarità
#15,669
Voto
½ 3.6
Recensioni
6
ISBN
63
Lingue
1
Preferito da
2

Grafici & Tabelle