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The Little Emperors (Phoenix Fiction)

The Little Emperors (Phoenix Fiction)

by Alfred Duggan (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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    Paperback 1999

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Synopsis

Felix, treasurer of Britain, having served at the court of the Imperial court itself, struggles to maintain the same elaborate standards in provincial Britain. And, cut off from Rome by the barbarian invasion of Gaul, and needing every penny to pay the army, he soon finds it impossible. Preoccupied with status and finances, he barely notices that his wily father-in-law Gratianus, with the help of Felix's sadistic wife is engineering a coup - one which embroils Felix dangerously in politics. Forced to flee for his life, Felix finally understands that lax etiquette is the least of Britain's problems...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 264
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 07 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 0753818264
ISBN 13: 9780753818268
Book Overview: An author hailed on both sides of the Atlantic for his ability to transport readers back to ancient times His fast-paced narratives have an authenticity and sense of place that have seldom been bettered As accessible as Bernard Cornwell, Valerio Manfredi or Christian Jacq yet with the authority of George Macdonald Fraser or Steven Pressfield 'Duggan looks upon the past with a connoisseur's relish of villainy and violence...An extremely gifted writer who can move into an unknown period and give it life and immediacy' NEW YORK TIMES 'Few novelists can touch Alfred Duggan when it comes to re-creating remote corners of historical time and place' GUARDIAN

Author Bio
Alfred Duggan was born in Argentina in 1903. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford. He worked for the British Natural History Museum collecting specimens and travelled extensively pursuing his job for the museum. From 1938-1941, when he was discharged as medically unfit, he served in the London Irish Rifles and saw active service in Norway. His first book was published in 1950.