{"id":3701,"date":"2019-07-05T18:16:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=3701"},"modified":"2025-03-26T14:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:53:39","slug":"in-the-days-of-alfred-the-great-by-eva-march-tappan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/in-the-days-of-alfred-the-great-by-eva-march-tappan\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Days of Alfred the Great"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Days of Alfred the Great<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Eva March Tappan<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>Story of the life of Alfred the Great, how at twenty-two he inherited a land overrun by savage pirates, \u2014 a restless ignorant, defenseless land, and how he fought the Danes and restored the country to a condition of peace and safety.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>11-15<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>230 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2006<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-035-2<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>British History, Biography<\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Alfred’s Early Home 2. Life on the Manor 3. Alfred Goes to London 4. Across the Continent 5. “My Pope” 6. Ethelbald’s Revolt 7. Queen Judith 8. Who Shall Be King? <\/em><\/p>\n

  9. After the Massacre 10. On the Island of Thanet 11. “I Must Serve My People” 12. The Coming of the Sons of Lodbrog 13. The Danes at Croyland 14. The White Horse of Ashdown 15. Thor or Thealfi? 16. In Time of Peace<\/em><\/p>\n

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