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A story of a boy's inventiveness in the face of danger. This tale is set in the first century, among the people and places of Orkney. It was a time when fanatical Druid priests held power over ordinary people and Roman slave-traders were frequent visitors.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton Ltd
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0241890268
- ISBN 13 9780241890264
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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THE STRONGHOLD
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Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London
(1974)
ISBN 10: 0241890268
ISBN 13: 9780241890264
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square.There is a small neat signature to the head of the f.e.p. The price clipped dust wrapper is in new condition. Laid in are a pair of acetates describing a stronghold and a four page reprint of an illustrated article describing archaeological work on dry stone fortresses, or Brochs on the Orkney Islands. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Crippled in a Roman raid on his native island, Coll spends many years planning an impregnable defense but has to overcome many obstacles before he is given a chance to put it to the test. Every year the Tribe of the Boar is attacked by Roman slave raiders, and after one such attack, Coll became Coll the cripple. Coll, enraged by being orphaned and crippled at the age of five, has been perfecting an impregnable defense tower to stop the raids for thirteen years. When Coll reaches eighteen and is ready to present his plan, he can?t; the chief will not listen. The Stronghold is an intriguing historic fiction about the Roman conquering era. Ref PP 5. Seller Inventory # 030751
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