The Emperor's Winding Sheet
Jill Paton Walsh
Hardcover
(Macmillan, Aug. 16, 1974)
Paton Walsh, Jill. The Emperor's Winding Sheet. Toronto, Globe/Modern Curriculum Press, 1974. 21 cm. 240 pages. Including one map. Original softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Minor staining to edges. An English boy, shipwrecked, hungry, and lost, finds his way into the court of Constantine where he is interpreted as a symbol of good luck and, as such, ordered to be kept always near the monarch. (Amazon)