Written in the form of a letter to Marcus Aurelius, this timeless novel reimagines the Roman emperor Hadrian, looking back on his life. The prose is exquisite, the musings on art and death, beauty and power (and much besides) are both sensuous and cerebral.
Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian
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Edition:Paperback978014118496807/12/2000From a Bookshelf nearby
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Set in a lonely castle in the Styrian forest, this predates Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' by 26 years. An early exemplar of the lesbian vampire myth.
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The Autumn of the Ace
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The Great Passion
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The indefatigable author of 'Schindler's Ark' picks up here on the story of Dickens's youngest son, who emigrated to Australia to become a sheep farmer.
The Dickens Boy
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