Rosalyn Landor
1) The maid
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English
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This is the story of Jehanne d'Arc, the visionary and saint who believed she had been chosen by God, who led an army during the Hundred Years War and saved France. But it is also the story of Jehanne--the girl--whose sister was murdered by the English, who sought an escape from a violent father and a forced marriage, who taught herself to ride and fight, and who somehow found the courage and tenacity to persuade first one, then two, then thousands...
2) Beowulf
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English
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Beowulf is one of the most universally studied of the English classics, and considered to be the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature.
The title character is a warrior with superhuman strength who honors his king by performing glorious deeds, the first of which is to rescue the royal house of Denmark from two violent monsters. After killing them, he returns triumphantly and rules his people wisely as their King...