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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publication date
October 1, 1999
Binding
Prebinding
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780808540588
ISBN-10
0808540580
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$13.15
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Eleanor of Aquitaine is in Heaven, waiting to learn whether or not her second husband, King Henry II of England, will be able to join her. Henry had died even before Eleanor, but he still had not won admission into Heaven. Waiting with Eleanor are Henry's mother, Matilda-Empress, and William the Marshal. A chance encounter with Abbot Suger, an old friend of Eleanor's from the time of her first marriage, starts the four of them remembering times past. Each person in turn tells a part of Eleanor's life, vividly illustrating the excitement of living in twelfth-century England and France, and especially the excitement of being Eleanor. Wife of two kings, mother of two others, Richard the Lion Heart and John, she set the tone of court life for her times, sponsored poets and musicians, established the legend of King Arthur as a romantic feature of English literature, set the Rules of Courtly Love, and helped rule a kingdom that spanned from Scotland to the Pyrenees. And she did all this in a time when a king could keep his queen a prisoner -- and did!
This book is a novel, fiction, fantasy even. But everything in it about Eleanor and her family and her times is true.
This book is a novel, fiction, fantasy even. But everything in it about Eleanor and her family and her times is true.
Editions
Hardcover
from Atheneum (June 1, 1973); titled "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver"
9780689301117 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.65 lbs | List price $19.99
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
Paperback
from Atheneum (October 1, 2001); titled "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver"
9780689846243 | details & prices | 201 pages | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.30 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life unfolds as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven.
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life unfolds as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven.
Reissue edition from Dell Pub Co (July 1, 1989); titled "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver"
9780440472018 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.30 lbs | List price $4.99
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
from Atheneum (March 1, 1977)
9780689704291 | details & prices | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | List price $1.95
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
Library
With E. L. Konigsburg |
from Fitzgerald Books (January 1, 2007)
9781424217656 | details & prices | 201 pages | List price $18.46
This edition also contains A Proud Taste For Scarlet And Miniver
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to two kings, mother to two others, has been waiting in Heaven a long time -- eight centuries, more or less -- to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England.
This edition also contains A Proud Taste For Scarlet And Miniver
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to two kings, mother to two others, has been waiting in Heaven a long time -- eight centuries, more or less -- to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (February 1, 2002)
9780606221245 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.45 lbs | List price $13.41
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life unfolds as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven.
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life unfolds as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven.
from Demco Media (July 1, 1989); titled "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver"
9780606005562 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.50 lbs | List price $12.30
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
Prebinding
With E. L. Konigsburg |
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (August 11, 2008); titled "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver"
9781439528525 | details & prices | 201 pages | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | List price $14.99
This edition also contains A Proud Taste For Scarlet And Miniver
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine is in Heaven, waiting to learn whether or not her second husband, King Henry II of England, will be able to join her.
This edition also contains A Proud Taste For Scarlet And Miniver
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine is in Heaven, waiting to learn whether or not her second husband, King Henry II of England, will be able to join her.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780808540588 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.50 lbs | List price $13.15
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
About: Eleanor of Aquitaine's life is unfolded as she and three other persons reminisce while waiting for King Henry II to join them in heaven
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