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...Those gondoliers were detectives!" Zipping out of Venice, 77 Duce made for historic Villa Pisani once used by Napoleon. In Chancellor Hitler's honor it had been spruced up with furniture from Venice's old Royal Palace, staffed by royal servants, some of whom had served German Emperor Wilhelm II when he visited King Victor Emmanuel III in Venice just before the War. Last week His Majesty's furniture and servants sufficed without His Majesty. When Adolf Hitler, strict teetotaler and vegetarian, sat down to the official luncheon of 25 covers he alone refused wine and meat...
...situation is perhaps paradoxical," said Count Pokolovsky, going on with his pressing, "but His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias having signed my credentials, I remain at my post. I attend all the functions of the Rumanian Court. Every Russian New Year I receive thousands of letters from His Majesty's loyal subjects in all parts of the world...
Hero-narrator is Claudius himself, least considered member of that Imperial family whose fine flower was Augustus, first Emperor of Rome. Born prematurely, and afflicted all his life with a limp, a stammer and a sense of humor. Claudius lived to thank his stars that he was not a conspicuous member of his clan. His grandmother Livia, Augustus' wife, was a woman of decided and dangerous character and her schemes for ruling the Empire made frequent use of murder. Claudius was not even allowed to marry whom he liked. The pretty girl he wanted was murdered on their betrothal...
...Rhone by Caligula's orders. In the sabbatanic orgies at the palace Claudius played well his appointed role of buffoon, bided his time. But when a conspiracy finally rid Rome of Caligula, only a threat of death from the Palace Guard made Claudius choose the unwanted post of Emperor. He comforted himself by thinking that now he could give public readings from his history, and people would have to come and pay attention...
...Claudius covers 51 years of the Roman Empire. Though the story is laid in Rome, there are scenes in Germany, the Balkans, France, Africa, Antioch, Rhodes, Egypt. Claudius' story does not end on the 494th page. His 14 years as Emperor is the subject of Author Graves's forthcoming book, Claudius...