Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1886

Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1886

"It is due to Messrs. Blackie to say that no firm of publishers turns out this class of literature with more finish. We refer not only to the novel tinting of the illustrations and the richness of the covers, but more particularly to the solidity of the binding, a matter of great importance in boys' books."The Academy. Or, The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By Professor A. J. Church, Author of "Stories from the Classics." With 12 full-page Illustrations by Adrien Marie, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. Prof. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most interesting period, the last days of the Roman Republic. Scarcely recovered from the effects of her long struggle for supremacy in Italy, and from the evils of the terrible strife of the nobles against the people, Rome was engaged in suppressing the revolt of Spartacus and the slaves and the insurrection of Sertorius, while at the same time she was waging war with Mithradates, king of Pontus. Meanwhile the pirates held almost undisputed possession of the Mediterranean Sea, till Pompey eventually put them down in b.c. 67. The hero of the story, Lucius Marius, is a young Roman who, through the influence of Cicero, obtains an official appointment in Sicily. He has a very chequered career, being now a captive in the hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed for the suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more, on a pirate ship. He escapes to Tarsus, gets a position under Deiotarus, tetrarch of Galatia, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithradates, and detained by the latter in Pontus for a number of years. There is thus plenty of scope for the narration of stirring adventure and exciting episode. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 36411
Author: Blackie & Son
Release Date: Jun 14, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English