Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The nature of Alexander The nature of Alexander Mary Renault A psychological study of Alexander the Great by the writer who fictionalized his biography in a series of novels. OL16050621W
El Auriga/the Charioteer El Auriga/the Charioteer Mary Renault After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious obje… OL3906332W
The King Must Die The King Must Die Mary Renault Historical fiction. Theseus, a prince of ancient Athens, is taken as a slave to the island of Crete, where he's condemned to certain death as a bull dancer. But he abducts the Princess Ariadne & make… OL3906339W
Funeral games Funeral games Mary Renault As Funeral Games opens, Alexander the Great lies dying. Around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of power and land. Only Bagoa… OL3906357W
The nature of Alexander The nature of Alexander Mary Renault The book is a biography of King Alexander the Great, (356-323 BCE/BC), ruler of Macedon, Egypt and Persia. Renault wrote several historical novels in which Alexander appears: The Mask of Apollo (1966… OL3906358W
Fire from heaven Fire from heaven Mary Renault Fire from Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander. OL3906359W
The last of the wine The last of the wine Charlotte Mendelson,Mary Renault The Last of the Wine is Mary Renault's first novel set in ancient Greece, the setting that would become her most important arena. The novel was published in 1956 and is the second of her works to fea… OL3906362W