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I, Claudius
Robert Graves
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Description for I, Claudius
Paperback. Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
'Still an acknowledged masterpiece and a model for historical fiction ... sympathetic and intensely involving: a great feat of imagination' Hilary Mantel
Bringing to life the intrigue of ancient Rome, Robert Graves's I, Claudius is one of the most celebrated, gripping historical novels ever written
Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. In I, Claudius he watches from the sidelines to record the reigns of its emperors: from the wise Augustus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141188591
SKU
9780141188591
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About Robert Graves
Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 ... Read more
Reviews for I, Claudius
I, CLAUDIUS and CLAUDIUS THE GOD are an imaginative and hugely readable account of the early decades of the Roman Empire ... racy, inventive, often comic
Daily Telegraph
One of the really remarkable books of our day, a novel of learning and imagination, fortunately conceived and brilliantly executed
New York Times
Still an acknowledged masterpiece and ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
One of the really remarkable books of our day, a novel of learning and imagination, fortunately conceived and brilliantly executed
New York Times
Still an acknowledged masterpiece and ... Read more