In the Shadow of Vesuvius A Life of Pliny

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'Never less than compelling ... She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life' Tom Holland, Literary Review

'Starts with an erupting volcano - and then gets more exciting ... Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging' Sarah Bakewell
In a dazzling, lively new literary biography, Daisy Dunn weaves together the lives of two Roman greats: Pliny the Elder, author of Natural History, and his nephew Pliny the Younger, who inherited his uncle's notebooks and intellectual legacy.

Breathing vivid life back into the Plinys, Daisy Dunn charts the extraordinary lives of two outstanding minds and their lasting legacy on the world.

'A fascinating, compelling and excellent biography'
Simon Sebag Montefiore

'Immensely entertaining and readable ... Thoroughly recommended'
Sunday Times

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780008211127
Published: August 2020

Number of pages: 352
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 27 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers