The Emperor (eBook)

Historical Novel

Georg Ebers (Autor)

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2020
470 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406639246-8 (EAN)

Infos

The Emperor is a historical romance that features a story of the Roman emperor Hadrian on his visit to Egypt in the year 130. This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
"In the middle of the room, and near the open door, was a table, on which stood a large wicker cage containing several nests of young goldfinches, and with green food twined among the osiers. There were, too, a large wine-jar and an ivory goblet decorated with fine carving. Close to the drinking-vessels, on the stone top of the table, rested the arm of an elderly woman who had fallen asleep in the arm-chair in which she sat. Notwithstanding the faint grey moustache that marked her upper-lip and the pronounced ruddiness of her fore head and cheeks, she looked pleasant and kind. She must have been dreaming of something that pleased her, for the expression of her lips and of her eyes-one being half open and the other closely shut-gave her a look of contentment. In her lap slept a large grey cat, and by its side—as though discord never could enter this bright little abode which exhaled no savor of poverty, but, on the contrary, a peculiar and fragrant scent—lay a small shaggy dog, whose snowy whiteness of coat could only be due to the most constant care. Two other dogs, like this one, lay stretched on the floor at the old lady's feet, and seemed no less soundly asleep."

Autor

Georg Ebers (1837-1898) was a German Egyptologist and novelist. He is best known for his discovery of the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest medical documents in the world. Ebers early conceived the idea of popularizing Egyptian lore by means of historical romances. His first novel, An Egyptian Princess, obtained a great success. His subsequent works of the same kind were also well received, and did much to make the public familiar with the discoveries of Egyptologists. Ebers also turned his attention to other fields of historical fiction – especially the 16th century.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2020
• Übersetzer: Clara Bell
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Schlagworte: Arm-chair nap • Circe • Contentment dream • dream sequence • Egypt 130 • Fragrant scent • Gilgamesh • Gunmetal Gods • Hadrian's Visit • Heir of Ra • Historical Romance • Ken Follett • Pets in the story • Roman Empire • table of contents • The Boat of a Million Years • The Book of Dead • The Book of Longings • The Handmaid’s Tale • Wolves of Croton