Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Pages : 448

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Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Languages : en
Pages : 448

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Antonina Or, the Fall of Rome (Annotated)

Antonina Or, the Fall of Rome (Annotated) PDF Author: William Wilkie Collins
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Pages : 268

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A romance of the fifth century, in which many of the scenes described in the 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ' are reset to suit the purpose of the author. Only two historical personages are introduced into the story, - the Emperor Honorius, and Alaric the Goth; and these attain only a secondary importance. Among the historical incidents used are the arrival of the Goths at the gates of Rome, the Famine, the last efforts of the besieged, the Treaty of Peace, the introduction of the Dragon of Brass, and the collection of the ransom, - most of these accounts being founded on the chronicles of Zosimus. This book does not show the intricacy of plot and clever construction of the author's modern society stories; but it is full of action, vivid in color, and sufficiently close to history to convey a dramatic sense of the Rome of Honorius and the closing-in of the barbarian

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Pages : 348

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Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Pages : 326

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Antonina

Antonina PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Category : Goths
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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A romance of the fifth century, in which many of the scenes described in the 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ' are reset to suit the purpose of the author. Only two historical personages are introduced into the story, - the Emperor Honorius, and Alaric the Goth; and these attain only a secondary importance. Among the historical incidents used are the arrival of the Goths at the gates of Rome, the Famine, the last efforts of the besieged, the Treaty of Peace, the introduction of the Dragon of Brass, and the collection of the ransom, - most of these accounts being founded on the chronicles of Zosimus. This book does not show the intricacy of plot and clever construction of the author's modern society stories; but it is full of action, vivid in color, and sufficiently close to history to convey a dramatic sense of the Rome of Honorius and the closing-in of the barbarians.

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome" by Wilkie Collins. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Antonina, Or Fall of Rome

Antonina, Or Fall of Rome PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Category : Goths
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Pages : 462

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Antonina

Antonina PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Languages : en
Pages : 298

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A romance of the fifth century, in which many of the scenes described in the 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' are reset to suit the purpose of the author. Only two historical personages are introduced into the story, - the Emperor Honorius, and Alaric the Goth; and these attain only a secondary importance. Among the historical incidents used are the arrival of the Goths at the gates of Rome, the Famine, the last efforts of the besieged, the Treaty of Peace, the introduction of the Dragon of Brass, and the collection of the ransom. Our heroine Antonina, a very young Roman maiden, flees her father and an amorous patrician neighbor, into the arms of a young, handsome, gentle, sympathetic Goth. This book does not show the intricacy of plot and clever construction of the author's modern society stories; but it is full of action, vivid in color, and sufficiently close to history to convey a dramatic sense of the Rome of Honorius and the closing-in of the barbarians

Antonina

Antonina PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Pages : 230

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Antonina, or, The Fall of Rome, a colorful tale of ancient Rome. Of this work, Collins wrote: "To the fictitious characters alone is committed the task of representing the spirit of the age. The Roman emperor, Honorius, and the Gothic king, Alaric, mix but little personally in the business of the story-only appearing in such events, and acting under such circumstances, as the records of history strictly authorize-but exact truth in respect to time, place, and circumstance is observed in every historical event introduced in the plot, from the period of the march of the Gothic invaders over the Alps to the close of the first barbarian blockade of Rome."

Antonina, Or, The Fall of Rome Annotated

Antonina, Or, The Fall of Rome Annotated PDF Author: Wilkie Collins
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Pages : 574

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Ancient Rome, AD 408: Young Antonia had the misfortune to live in interesting times -- the days when mighty Rome was brought low by the terror of the Goths.