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The Load of Unicorn is a children's historical novel written and illustrated by Cynthia Harnett. It was first published in 1959, and was republished by Egmont Classics in 2001. It is set in London in the 15th century, and concerns the adventures of Read More..

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Description	The Load of Unicorn is a children's historical novel written and illustrated by Cynthia Harnett. It was first published in 1959, and was republished by Egmont Classics in 2001. It is set in London in the 15th century, and concerns the adventures of an apprentice of William Caxton, the printer. The title refers to a load of paper with a unicorn watermark, ordered by Caxton from Flanders but never delivered.G. P. Putnam's Sons published the first U.S. edition in 1960 as Caxton's Challenge. It has also been published as The Cargo of the Madalena.Harnett and The Load of Unicorn were a commended runner up for the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.Since 1995 there are usually eight books on the Carnegie shortlist.According to CCSU some runners up through 2002 were Commended (from 1954) or Highly Commended (from 1966). There were about 160 commendations of both kinds in 49 years including five for 1959.
Description	The Load of Unicorn is a children's historical novel written and illustrated by Cynthia Harnett. It was first published in 1959, and was republished by Egmont Classics in 2001. It is set in London in the 15th century, and concerns the adventures of an apprentice of William Caxton, the printer. The title refers to a load of paper with a unicorn watermark, ordered by Caxton from Flanders but never delivered.G. P. Putnam's Sons published the first U.S. edition in 1960 as Caxton's Challenge. It has also been published as The Cargo of the Madalena.Harnett and The Load of Unicorn were a commended runner up for the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.Since 1995 there are usually eight books on the Carnegie shortlist.According to CCSU some runners up through 2002 were Commended (from 1954) or Highly Commended (from 1966). There were about 160 commendations of both kinds in 49 years including five for 1959.

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Name	The Load of Unicorn
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Authors	Cynthia Harnett
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Genre	Children's historical novel
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	239 pp (first edition)
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Media_type	Print (hardcover & paperback)
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Oclc	752626144
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Publisher	Methuen & Co.
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