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Evelyn FreemanBlack Ships Before Troy Black Ships Before Troy Children's novel Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad is a novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by Alan Lee, and published (posthumously) by Frances Lincoln in 1993. Partly based on the Iliad, the book retells the story of the Trojan War, from the birth of Paris to the building of the Trojan Horse. For his part Lee won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognizing the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject.[3] Quick facts Author, Illustrator ... Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad Front cover of first edition Author Rosemary Sutcliff Illustrator Alan Lee Language English Genre Children's… (Source: Wikipedia)
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