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Robinson, Kathleen

Dominic: A Picaresque Novel of Ancient Rome

St Martins Press, 1991

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Year of publication
1991
ISBN
0312063407
Place of printing
New York
Author
Robinson, Kathleen
Publishers
St Martins Press
Keyword
HISTORICAL FICTION ROMAN EMPIRE
Cover description
Very Good, Slight Chips
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Dominic, orphaned as a child and sold into slavery, becomes a pagan, an acrobat, a philosopher, and a renegade as he is hunted like an animal from a circus troupe, to Roman theaters, to the dungeons of Lorrach Keep.There'll be, happily, a miraculous rescue. Among the lands Dominic travels: Rome, Athens, Constantinople, Alexandria, and some lovely, scenic wild places. An earnest narration unfolds elementary characters, relentless adventures, and views of ancient urban splendors" 437p. Maps on end papers

Edizione: 1st us ed.