Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Twelve Caesars The Twelve Caesars Robert Graves As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical… OL15191059W
Greek Myths, the Greek Myths, the Robert Graves "This retelling of the stories of the Greek gods and heroes, embodying the conclusions of modern anthropology and archaeology, is a new work written specially as a companion to the Penguin Classics"-… OL24163592W
The light fantastic The light fantastic Leo Szilard,Robert Graves,Anthony Burgess,Mark Twain,Jorge Luis Borges,Graham Greene,John Cheever,Rudyard Kipling,Harry Harrison,E. B. White,C.S. Lewis,Kingsley Amis,Gerald Kersh,E. M. Forster The muse / by Anthony Burgess -- The unsafe deposit box / by Gerald Kersh -- Something strange / by Kingsley Amis -- Sold to Satan / by Mark Twain -- The end of the party / by Graham Greene -- The ci… OL467170W
Sergeant Lamb's America Sergeant Lamb's America Robert Graves An historical novel based on the memoirs of Roger Lamb, a Irish soldier who fought in the British army during the American Revolutionary War. Originally published as *Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth*. OL5036903W
Greek gods and heroes Greek gods and heroes Robert Graves FOR USE IN OSBORNE COLLECTION ONLY. NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERLOAN. OL5036909W
Claudius the god and his wife Messalina Claudius the god and his wife Messalina Robert Graves Based on the life of Claudius, Emperor of Rome. OL5036949W
The white goddess The white goddess Robert Graves The definitive edition of one of the more extraordinary and influential books of our time This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than sixty years ago, was the outcome of Ro… OL5036950W
I, Claudius I, Claudius Robert Graves Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonin… OL5036952W
I, Claudius & Claudius the God I, Claudius & Claudius the God Robert Graves Two wonderfully crafted books about the life of Claudius Nero who became Rome's fourth emperor after the murder of Gaius Caesar, his nephew. The first book covers Roman life in the imperial family fr… OL7708514W
Proceed, Sargeant Lamb Proceed, Sargeant Lamb Robert Graves vi,314p. ; 22cm OL7708524W
Heroic War Stories Heroic War Stories Alistair MacLean,Robert Graves,Richard Hillary,Erich Maria Remarque,H. G. Wells,Cecil Woodham Smith,Airey Neave,David Niven,Arthur Conan Doyle,Larry Forrester,Guy Gibson,Joseph Conrad,Ambrose Bierce,H. E. Bates,Norman Mailer,William Makepeace Thackeray,Stephen Crane,David Niven,Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoy,Joseph Heller,Nicholas Monsarrat,Richard Alexander Hough,P. C. Wren,Frederic Manning Fair stood the wind for France / H.E. Bates -- How Brigadier Gerard won his medal / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Invaders (from The Last enemy) / Richard Hillary - The War of the worlds / H.G. We… OL9643577W