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Antonina: The Fall of Rome - Wilkie Collins
Antonina: The Fall of Rome
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First published in 1850, this is the first novel of Wilkie Collins, set in the siege of Rome by the Goths in the early 5th century A.D. Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an early master of mystery and suspense, writing such classics as The Moonstone, The Woman in White, and Basil. Antonina, or, The... show more
First published in 1850, this is the first novel of Wilkie Collins, set in the siege of Rome by the Goths in the early 5th century A.D.

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an early master of mystery and suspense, writing such classics as The Moonstone, The Woman in White, and Basil. Antonina, or, The Fall of Rome was his first published novel, a colorful tale of ancient Rome. Of this work, Collins wrote: "To the fictitious characters alone is committed the task of representing the spirit of the age. The Roman emperor, Honorius, and the Gothic king, Alaric, mix but little personally in the business of the story-only appearing in such events, and acting under such circumstances, as the records of history strictly authorize-but exact truth in respect to time, place, and circumstance is observed in every historical event introduced in the plot, from the period of the march of the Gothic invaders over the Alps to the close of the first barbarian blockade of Rome."
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781557425591 (1557425590)
Publisher: Wildside Press
Pages no: 300
Edition language: English
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3.0 Antonina: or, The Fall of Rome (Collins)
This is Wilkie Collins' first published novel, and it definitely shows. I am generally a fan of the expansiveness of Victorian prose, and of the tendency of Victorian narrators to break the fourth wall and address the reader directly. I find both things charming. But "discursive" doesn't begin to co...
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