Title from Playaway label. "HDAUDIO." Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released by Blackstone Audio, Inc., p1994. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Includes bibliographical references. Read by Frederick Davidson.
Summary:
Set in the first century a.d. in Rome and written as an autobiographical memoir, this colorful story of the life of the Roman emperor Claudius stands as one of the modern classics of historical fiction. Physically weak and afflicted with stuttering, Claudius is initially despised and dismissed as an idiot. Shunted to the background of imperial affairs by his embarrassed royal family, he becomes a scholar and historian, while palace intrigues and murders surround him. Observing these dramas from beyond the public eye, Claudius escapes the cruelties inflicted on the rest of the royal family by its own members and survives to become emperor of Rome in a.d. 41.
Series:
Robert Graves programme Graves, Robert, 1895-1985. Works. Selections. 1995.
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