The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day

The original work, The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day, was published in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin. (See top cover artwork.) 

The paperback edition was published by Bob Jones University Press. (See bottom cover artwork.) To purchase the paperback edition, click here.

Synopsis

Young Tom Barton and his uncle agree to help William Tyndale smuggle his new translation of the Bible from Europe across the Channel into 16th century England. In the process, Tom becomes involved in the powerful forces of intrigue that gather from all over Europe to prevent Tyndale's work from being published. Tyndale, the hawk that dare not hunt by day, was hunted, hated by many, a fugitive in several countries. The rich cast of characters is seen against a tumultuous background of political and religious turmoil.

From the Reviews

"It is a happy day when a compelling writer like Scott O'Dell meets a compelling subject like William Tyndale, the sixteenth-century martyr who first translated the Bible into English. Mr. O'Dell seems completely at home in Europe in a conniving, turbulent age, and his subject gives him the scope to examine a theme that has obviously haunted him for some time."

                         The New York Times Book Review

"A well-crafted narrative with several plot threads, informative as well as engrossing."