On the Spartacus Road by Peter Stothard

On the Spartacus Road by Peter Stothard

In this inspiring and original book, former editor of The Times, Sir Peter Stothard, re-traces the journey taken by Spartacus and his army of rebels.

‘A journey to be relished…For this is the story of a pursuit, and of a pilgrimage…Stothard brings to bear a lifetime of classical study, a scholar’s nose for the keenest truffles amongst the footnotes and implications of the bagful of well-thumbed texts he has packed for the road, as well as an instinct for salient gossip and an easy manner with strangers…He is relaxed, amused, observant, and refreshingly unstuffy.…weaving his tale through the dreamy underworld of ancient poems and letters, portraying a land as vicious and prejudiced and redemptive, as strange and familiar as our own.’ Tom Adair, Scotsman

Praise for ‘30 Days: A Month at the Heart of Blair’s War’:

‘An observant, thought-provoking book, written with admirable lightness of touch.’ Evening Standard

‘Stothard expertly shapes a narrative in which Blair manages to stick by his principles…’ Publishers Weekly

‘Peter Stothard’s terrific book…’ New York Times

‘A remarkable encapsulation of history’ Kirkus

Peter Stothard was editor of The Times from 1992 to 2002, the period of its greatest commercial success for a century, and is currently editor of the Times Literary Supplement. He was knighted for his services to newspapers in 2003. He has written extensively on politics and literature.

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ISBN 13	9780007340781
ISBN 10	0007340788
Title	On the Spartacus Road
Author	Peter Stothard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2010-01-21
Number of pages	368
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