In the Shadow of Vesuvius e-bog
135,33 DKK
(inkl. moms 169,16 DKK)
'Never less than compelling ... She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life' Tom Holland, Literary Review'Starts with an erupting volcano - and then gets more exciting ... Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging' Sarah BakewellIn a dazzling, lively new literary biography, Daisy Dunn weaves together the lives of two Roman greats: Pl...
E-bog
135,33 DKK
Forlag
William Collins
Udgivet
30 maj 2019
Genrer
1DST
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780008211103
'Never less than compelling ... She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life' Tom Holland, Literary Review'Starts with an erupting volcano - and then gets more exciting ... Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging' Sarah BakewellIn a dazzling, lively new literary biography, Daisy Dunn weaves together the lives of two Roman greats: Pliny the Elder, author of Natural History, and his nephew Pliny the Younger, who inherited his uncle's notebooks and intellectual legacy.Breathing vivid life back into the Plinys, Daisy Dunn charts the extraordinary lives of two outstanding minds and their lasting legacy on the world.'A fascinating, compelling and excellent biography' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Immensely entertaining and readable ... Thoroughly recommended'Sunday Times