The Comic History Of Rome (1852) - Couverture rigide

Beckett, Gilbert Abbott A

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1166245101 ISBN 13 : 9781166245108

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Comic History of Rome is a humorous book written by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett and first published in 1852. The book is a satirical take on the history of Rome, and it covers the period from the founding of the city to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The book is divided into chapters, each of which covers a specific period in Roman history. The chapters are filled with witty and humorous anecdotes, puns, and jokes, making it a fun and entertaining read. The book is illustrated with numerous black and white illustrations by John Leech, which add to the humor and charm of the book. The illustrations depict various scenes from Roman history, including battles, political events, and daily life in ancient Rome. Overall, The Comic History of Rome is a delightful read for anyone interested in Roman history or just looking for a good laugh. It is a classic work of satire that has stood the test of time and remains popular to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1166245101
• ISBN 13: 9781166245108
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Leech John
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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