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Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome. Volume 1 — Ernst Eckstein

Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome. Volume 1

Ernst Eckstein

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 264 pages

Quintus Claudius is a historical novel set in imperial Rome, originally written in German by Ernst Eckstein and translated by Clara Bell. This first volume evokes Roman society, its splendour and its intrigues, through the lives of characters in the imperial city. It is worth listening to for its atmospheric portrait of antiquity and its engaging romantic narrative.

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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).

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WORKS
BY
ERNST ECKSTEIN.
CYPARISSUS. From the German by Mary J. Safford.
One vol., paper, 50 cts.; cloth, 75 cts.
HERTHA. From the German by Mrs. Edward
Hamilton Bell. One vol., paper, 50 cts.; cloth, 75
cts.
QUINTUS CLAUDIUS. From the German by Clara
Bell. Two vols., paper, $1.00; cloth, $1.75 per set.
PRUSIAS. From the German by Clara Bell. Two
vols., paper, $1.00; cloth, $1.75 per set.
NERO. From the German by Clara Bell and Mary J.
Safford. Two vols., paper, 80 cts.; cloth, $1.50 per
set.
THE WILL. From the German by Clara Bell. Two
vols., paper, $1.00; cloth, $1.75 per set.
APHRODITE. From the German by Mary J. Safford.
One vol., paper, 50 cts.; cloth, 90 cts.
THE CHALDEAN MAGICIAN. From the German by
Mary J. Safford. One vol., paper, 25 cts.; cloth, 50
cts.
ECKSTEIN’S ROMANCES,
12 volumes, cloth binding, in box, $9.50
Quintus Claudius

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Contents

  1. Transcriber’s Note
  2. Quintus Claudius
  3. PREFACE TO THE FIRST GERMAN EDITION.
  4. CHAPTER I.
  5. CHAPTER II.
  6. CHAPTER III.
  7. CHAPTER IV.
  8. CHAPTER V.
  9. CHAPTER VI.
  10. CHAPTER VII.
  11. CHAPTER VIII.
  12. CHAPTER IX.
  13. CHAPTER X.
  14. CHAPTER XI.
  15. CHAPTER XII.
  16. CHAPTER XIII.
  17. CHAPTER XIV.
  18. CHAPTER XV.
  19. CHAPTER XVI.
  20. CHAPTER XVII.
  21. CHAPTER XVIII.
  22. CHAPTER XIX.
  23. CHAPTER XX.
  24. CHAPTER XXI.
  25. CHAPTER XXII.
  26. FOOTNOTES:
  27. Transcriber's Notes
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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