Swedish polymath August Strindberg delivers a fascinating volume in Historical Miniatures. Just as the title implies, these are short vignettes drawn from history and presented in narrative form. You'll learn about day-to-day life in past eras --...
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Swedish polymath August Strindberg delivers a fascinating volume in Historical Miniatures. Just as the title implies, these are short vignettes drawn from history and presented in narrative form. You'll learn about day-to-day life in past eras -- without the boredom and drudgery of dry textbook-style takes on history Title; Contents; Preface; The Egyptian Bondage; The Hemicycle of Athens; Alcibiades; Socrates; Flaccus and Maro; Leontopolis; The Lamb; The Wild Beast; The Apostate; Attila; The Servant of Servants; Ishmael; Eginhard to Emma; The Close of the First Millennium; Peter the Hermit; Laocoon; The Instrument; Old Merry England; The White Mountain; The Great Czar; The Seven Good Years; Days of Judgment; Strindberg's Death-Bed; Endnotes.
