Word: emperors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Newswoman Jane Grant was not permitted to speak English with Japan's Puppet, had to talk to him through an interpreter who "controls" what he says. But Emperor Kang Teh did manage to press directly upon her some of his special cigarets, emblazoned with the "Imperial Orchid" of Manchukuo...
...such a contemporary, conversational tone Robert Graves writes his historical novel about the Emperor Claudius (B. C. 10-A. D. 54). Readers for whom the life of ancient Rome has been mummified by academic historians, museums and Latin grammar will give Author Graves a rising vote of thanks. He has done what few historians can do by making a complicated period of history as exciting, as plausible, as a well-told story...
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...