Histories The

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

One of the great books in Western history and the very first work of non-fiction, in Tom Holland's compelling new translation

The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient world.

This absorbing new translation, by one of Britain's most admired young historians, allows all the drama and mysteriousness of this great book to be fully appreciated by modern readers.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780140455397
Published: September 2014

Number of pages: 880
Width: 128 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 38 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd