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Ursula's Alcove
Books : Asterix
Asterix and the Secret Weapon
R. Goscinny and A. Uderzo
Softcover $ 10.95
ISBN 10: 0752847775
ISBN 13: 9780752847771
Orion
First published in English in 1991, 48 pages.
Back Menhir: "A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul -
but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelix’s little village decide that
besides being a terrible musician Cacofonix, the local bard and school-teacher,
is not educating their children properly, it’s Bravura they call in. The men of
the village are horrified at first, but Bravura proves a useful ally in countering
Julius Caesar’s secret weapon - the Roman leader has sent in a troop of female
legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight women. But Bravura has
no such scruples, and together with Asterix thinks up a good idea. Even Cacofonix’s
music comes into its own . . .
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