The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny by Daisy Dunn

The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny

Daisy Dunn

336 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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“A wonderfully rich, witty, insightful, and wide-ranging portrait of the two Plinys and their world.”―Sarah Bakewell, author of How to LiveWhen Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormou...

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