# Cædwalla; or, The Saxons in the Isle of Wight: A Tale

Author: Cowper, Frank, 1849-1930

Genre: Category: Historical Novels

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53726

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=C%C3%A6dwalla%3B+or%2C+The+Saxons+in+the+Isle+of+Wight%3A+A+Tale+Cowper&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

In writing a story of the Isle of Wight in the seventh century, which shall at the same time be suitable for young people as well as historically truthful, there are many difficulties. The authorities for this period are Bede and the Saxon Chronicle. The former obtained his information of the South Saxons and the Wihtwaras from Daniel, Bishop of Winchester, who was evidently well-informed of the state of the southern people during the later half of the seventh century. Eddius, Asser, Ethelweard, Florence of Worcester, and Henry of Huntingdon all supply information, more or less accurate, as they are nearer to or more remote from the time of which they treat; and the valuable remarks of th...

## Chapters

- [Part 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Part 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Part 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Part 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Part 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Part 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Part 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/c-dwalla-or-the-saxons-in-the-isle-of-wight-a-tale-53726/chapters/24/index.md)