Another rollicking short story from the Chronicles of St Mary's. Question: What sort of idiot installs his mistress in his wife's house? Especially when that mistress is Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, Queen of Egypt and the most notorious woman of her time? Answer: Julius Caesar – poised to be
Roman holiday: a summer short story, the chronicles of St. Mary's
โ Scribed by Taylor, Jodi
- Publisher
- Accent Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Series
- Chronicles of St Mary's 3.50
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Abercynon
- ISBN
- 1681468859
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โฆ Synopsis
Another rollicking short story from the Chronicles of St Mary's. Question: What sort of idiot installs his mistress in his wife's house' Especially when that mistress is Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, Queen of Egypt and the most notorious woman of her time' Answer: Julius Caesar - poised to become King of Rome. Or as good as. Question: At this potentially sensitive point in your political manoeuvrings, who are the last people you'd want crashing through the door, observing, recording, documenting ...' I think we all know the answer to that one. Roman Holiday - an epic, stand alone tale set in Ancient Rome, 44 BC, featuring, in no particular order: an attempted murder, stampeding bullocks, Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, a bowl of poisonous snakes, a smallish riot, Julius Caesar, and Mr Markham's wayward bosoms.
โฆ Subjects
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
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