Edmund Richardson: 1 book
Classical Victorians
Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
Victorian Britain set out to make the ancient world its own. This is the story of how it failed. It is the story of the headmaster who bludgeoned his wife to death, then calmly sat down to his Latin. It is the story of the embittered classical prodigy who turned to gin and opium - and the virtuoso...
