Plutarch's Lives

translated from the original Greek ; with notes critical and historical and a new life of Plutarch ...

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Plutarch: Plutarch's Lives (1804, J. Hoff and W.F. M'Laughlin)

Sprache: English

Am 29. Juli 1804 von J. Hoff and W.F. M'Laughlin veröffentlicht.

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Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.

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hat Plutarch's lives, volume 1 von Plutarch besprochen (Barnes & Noble library of essential reading)

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There's some genuine cleverness relating to the murder plot and an effectively realized villainous figure in Frost. One clue stood out to me as especially subtle. However, this is otherwise a somewhat frustrating reading experience, with an obvious killer due to a quickly-pruned suspect list and the engaging character drama of Ripples traded for a petty dispute between Harte's subordinates. Still, it's hard to be negative about a book this short...

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  • Classical biography