In the Shadow of Vesuvius : A Life of Pliny
by
Daisy Dunn
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0008211124
ISBN-13
9780008211127
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint
William Collins
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 20th, 2020
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
328 grams
Dimensions
12.90 x 19.80 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryClassical texts
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‘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 Bakewell
‘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
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