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The Highwayman


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No. of pages 32

Published: 2013

Great for age 6-12 years

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The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter. The vivid imagery of the writing is matched by Charles Keeping's haunting illustrations which won him the Kate Greenaway Medal. This new edition features rescanned artwork to capture the breath-taking detail of Keeping's illustrations and a striking new cover.

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Oxford University Press .

Charles Keeping was the two-time winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

 

Keeping's illustrations are amongst the most powerful images ever to have appeared in children's literature. * Books for Keeps *

 

The striking quality of these classic poems is such that they still offer excitement and intensity for today's young readers with Keeping's unique interpretation providing a marvellous way into the poetry. * Dave Chant, Carousel *