The Claudius Novels by Robert Graves

The Claudius Novels by Robert Graves

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Claudius was the uncle and butt of the notorious Caligula. He was the husband, dupe and vengeful destroyer of the wicked Messalina, and the step-father and victim of the notorious Nero. This text is a collection of historical fiction, featuring Claudius, the Stammerer.

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The Claudius Novels by Robert Graves

Claudius, the stammerer, was known as a buffoon and a pitiful fool. He made it his business to watch from the sidelines and record the antics, funny, violent and lustful, of the imperial households as its members vied with each other for power. Then he found himself Emperor. From the great days of Augustus and the cruelties of Tiberius to the deified insanity of Caligula, he records a story breathtaking in its murderousness, greed and folly. Throughout the swings of fortune, his own disastrous love affair with the depraved Messalina and surprisingly successful reign, his voice sometimes puzzled, sometimes rueful, always sane, speaks to us across the centuries in two great, classical historical novels.
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ISBN 13 9780141181486
ISBN 10 0141181486
Title The Claudius Novels
Author Robert Graves
Series Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1999-06-03
Number of pages 752
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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