The Apprentice of Florence

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The Apprentice of Florence
File:The Apprentice of Florence book cover.png
AuthorAnne Dempster Kyle
IllustratorErick Berry
GenreChildren's historical novel
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
Publication date
June 1, 1933
AwardsNewbery Honor (1934)
ISBN978-9-997-48924-1

The Apprentice of Florence is a children's historical novel by Anne Dempster Kyle set in 15th century Italy and Constantinople. It was published in 1933 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1934.[1] The book is illustrated by Erick Berry. The novel is set principally in 1453, the year when Constantinople fell to the besieging Turks. It follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Nemo, apprenticed to a silk merchant of Florence, who accompanies the merchant's son to Constantinople on business.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  2. ↑ John T. Gillespie (2009). The Newbery Companion, second edition. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9781563088131. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
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