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Daisy Dunn
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''Never less than compelling ... She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life'' Tom Holland, Literary Review ''Starts with an erupting volcano - and then gets more exciting ... Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging'' Sarah Bakewell In a dazzling, lively new literary biography, Daisy Dunn weaves together the lives of two Roman greats: Pliny the Elder, author of Natural History , and his nephew Pliny the Younger, who inherited his uncle''s notebooks and intellectual legacy.
Breathing vivid life back into the Plinys, Daisy Dunn charts the extraordinary lives of two outstanding minds and their lasting legacy on the world.
''A fascinating,compelling andexcellent biography'' Simon Sebag Montefiore ''Immensely entertaining and readable ... Thoroughly recommended'' Sunday Times
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Odysseus's homecoming in 1,000 pieces: dive into Homer's timeless epic with this jigsaw puzzle and concertina foldout, illustrated in jaw-dropping detail.
Homer's Odyssey, predating the invention of writing in ancient Greece, is revived in this stunning 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Encounter the one-eyed Cyclops, who feasts on the flesh of men; bewitching women, who charm with songs and spells; and meddling gods and goddesses, who shape the hero's fate.
Follow Odysseus's journey using the accompanying concertina, exploring twenty key scenes. Daisy Dunn's text will ignite new interest in one of the world's oldest and greatest poems. Get ready for a modern take on this ancient masterpiece. -