The Emperor’s Winding Sheet
The Emperor’s Winding Sheet by Jill Paton Walsh is a British Edition published by Puffin Books in 1976, featuring 207 pages in English. This historical adventure follows Piers Barber, a shipwrecked young seaman from Bristol, who becomes an unexpected talisman for Constantine, the last Emperor of the Romans, just as he is about to receive his crown. As Vrethiki, or “lucky find,” he is entwined in a prophecy that suggests his presence will help protect the City from impending doom.
Readers will discover a meticulously crafted narrative that delves into the fall of Constantinople and the siege that marked the end of the Byzantine Empire. The story captures the intense rivalries and corruption that plagued the City while highlighting the extraordinary feats of its defenders. Throughout the darkening months, Vrethiki’s journey inspires him to find renewed faith, viewing the City as a vision worth dying for and the Emperor as his true lord. This edition offers a rich exploration of themes related to royalty and historical events, making it a significant addition to juvenile fiction.
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In this exciting historical adventure, a famished, exhausted, and terrified boy drops from the tree in which he has hidden just as Constantine, last Emperor of the Romans, is about to receive his crown. Thus Piers Barber, shipwrecked young seaman from Bristol, England, now renamed Vrethiki (“lucky find”), becomes an unwilling talisman to the Emperor, for it has been prophesied that if even one person who is at his side when he takes the crown stays with him always, the City will not perish.Jill Paton Walsh brings a meticulous eye for detail and storyteller’s skill to this tale of the fall of Constantinople and the siege that marked the end of the Byzantine Empire. Fractured by bitter rivalries and corruption, the City nevertheless inspired its defenders to extraordinary feats. Through the darkening months, Vrethiki finds renewed faith, inspired too to see the City as a vision worth dying for and the Emperor as his own true lord.
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