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Alfred J Church
The original "Aeneid" is an epic poem composed by Virgil in the 1st century BCE. It tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who escapes the fall of…
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"This book does not claim to be a life of Cicero or a history of the last days of the Roman Republic. I have tried to group round the central…
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Alfred J. Church
Contents: Of the Beginnings of the Jewish War; Of the Doings of Cestius; Of Josephus and the Besieging of Jotapata; Of the Marvellous Escape of Josephus, and of the War…
With 24 illustrations from Pinelli’s Designs. Contents: The Horse of Wood; The Sack of Troy; Aeneas and Anchises; Polydorus-Delos-Crete The Harpies; King Helenus-The Cyclops; The Shipwreck; Carthage; Dido; The Love…
With Twenty Illustrations from Designs by FLAXMAN and Others.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Homer’s epic poem is one of the oldest works of literature still read today and is here retold in easy language for readers of all ages.
Read how Odysseus, king…
Relates in vigorous prose the tale of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years before settling in…
Skillful retelling of Josephus’s account of the revolt against Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem. Recounts the events leading up to the opening of the war with the Romans, Josephus’s…
Follow Aeneid as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Stories From Homer is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel…
"Then Titus took with him six hundred horsemen, and went forth to spy out the strength of the City. Also he had hopes that it might submit itself to him…
The Shelf2Life Children's Literature and Fiction Collection is a charming set of pre-1923 nursery rhymes, fairy tales, classic novels and short stories for children and young adults. From a tardy…
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Stories from Homer is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel…
Originally published in 1890. PREFACE: It is not so very long since the Apocrypha was found in almost every copy of the English bible, but in the present day it…
Engaging narrative of stories from the History of Herodotus, recounting the tale of Croesus and the Fall of Sardis, chronicling the careers of Cyrus and Cambyses, and, finally, documenting Darius’s…
This history of Carthage takes us through the earliest legends, to the peak of the civilization, and finally to the wars with the ascendant Roman Republic.
Classic accounts of the great English wars of the 15th and 17th centuries The author of the two books in this unique Leonaur edition was an undisputed expert in the…
Vivid story of Rome in the days of Nero, beginning with the burning of the city, seemingly ordered by Nero himself. The narrative revolves around a set of characters who…
When events during the Peloponnesian War demand it, the three children of Leon and Elpinice are dispatched quickly from their home in Athens to take refuge in Sparta. During their…
Stirring account of the Greeks’ encounters with the Persians in the 5th century B.C., including the battle of Marathon, the defense of Thermopylae, and the battle of Salamis, all retold…
Reproduction of the original: The Faery Queen and her Knights by Alfred J. Church
Church creates this historical fiction with precision. He cleverly writes his own account of the fall of Athens. Adding in any literary necessities to fit with the actual course of…
Tales of early Roman history drawn from the greatest of Roman historians, and admirably retold by Alfred J. Church. Features stories of the founding of Rome, the expulsion of kings…
Thirteen strong, interesting tales from Greek tragedy, admirably retold by Alfred J. Church and retaining remarkably well the spirit of the originals. Includes the stories of Alcestis, Medea, Antigone, Philoctetes…
Reproduction of the original: Stories from Livy by Alfred J. Church
Reproduction of the original: Lords of the World by Alfred J. Church
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1886 Edition.
Reproduction of the original: With the King at Oxford - A Tale of the Great Rebellion by Alfred J. Church
