
Rarely seen archive material from The Morgan Library and a large-format first edition all reproduced in exquisite facsimile
Rarely seen archive material from The Morgan Library and a large-format first edition all reproduced in exquisite facsimile
Featuring giants, duels, man-eating swamp rats and, of course, true love, Goldman’s funny and poignant lampoon of the fairy-tale tradition has inadvertently become a classic of the genre.
In this award-winning history, Mary Beard guides us through the daily life of Pompeii, an existence that is far more complex than we might have realised. Lively, exciting and accessible, this book brings us as close as possible to the real Pompeii.