In the Shadow of Vesuvius A Life of Pliny

'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

ISBN:	9780008211127
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:	William Collins
Published date:	20 Aug 2020
DEWEY:	937.06092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xiv, 338 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	328g
Height:	129mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	30mm

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