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The Mistletoe and Sword
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Wikipedia article
'The Mistletoe and Sword: A Story of Roman Britain' is a 1955 young adult novel of historical fiction by Anya Seton.
Plot
Quintus Tullius is a standard bearer for the Ninth Roman legion who wishes to find and bury the bones of his long-dead grandfather. While in Britain, he meets and falls in love with Regan, the foster daughter of the warrior queen of the Iceanians who leads the British tribes in the uprising against Rome.
Reception
Ellen Lewis Buell in 'The New York Times' wrote, "Here Miss Seton is at her best, drawing the country and its people out of the mists of two millennia into clear focus."
It was also reviewed in 'Kirkus Reviews'.
References
Category:1955 novels
Category:American historical novels
Category:Novels by Anya Seton
Category:American young adult novels
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