Author:Herodotus
So much of what we know of the Ancient World comes from Herodotus (c.490 BC - c.420 BC) that he will always remain the greatest of historians. But in addition such a large part of the entertainment value of the Ancient World comes from his enormous, omnivorous, sometimes credulous appetite for stories of distant lands and strange creatures.
Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries – but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: Great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered.
He is a satirist of enormous talent..Incredibly funny, compulsively readable
—— The TimesHe would be amusing in any form and his spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction
—— Daily MailPure fantastic delight
—— Time OutInciteful, humorous and engaging
—— Lancashire Evening PostAn hilarious look at life as a single mum. Wickedly funny, warm and wonderfully perceptive, it's great for those long, cold, dark winter nights
—— Peterborough Evening TelegraphAn amazing story
—— Vanessa Feltz, BBC LondonLiterate chick-lit ... Jayne Buxton is a funny writer who knows that humour is in the detail
—— Boston GlobeThis is one that you won't want to miss - a wonderful debut novel
—— Armchair Interviews.comIntelligent chick-lit ... This laugh-out-loud debut will captivate readers
—— Publishers WeeklyBrilliantly funny in its early chapters, but also very wise, the virtuosic irony turns to bitterness as a tragic story develops. Tesich died just after completing this marvellous, heart-felt valediction.
—— Scotland on SundayA sad novel with a jaunty, upbeat tone that disguises the tragedy of Tesich's magnetic characters
—— ObserverA feisty read you won't want to put down
—— WomanA must-read for empty nesters ... this is Trollope at her most poignant
—— Guernsey Now
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