Surviving Vesuvius: A Lucky Escape From the Tragic Fate of Ancient Pompeii - Hardcover

Harrisson, Christopher

 
9780711279254: Surviving Vesuvius: A Lucky Escape From the Tragic Fate of Ancient Pompeii
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 071127925X ISBN 13: 9780711279254
Verlag: Wide Eyed Editions, 2025

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This narrative non-fiction book brings to life the powerful story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, based on the first-hand account of Pliny the Younger. 

The year is 79 AD. Seventeen year-old Roman student Pliny the Younger is at his home across the bay from the bustling town of Pompeii, where people are going about their daily business. The tremors that sometimes shake the ground are coming more frequently than usual, but all are unaware of the cataclysmic event that is about to unfold. Meanwhile, underground, pressure is building beneath the mountain that looms over the surrounding towns and villages. What follows is one of the most extraordinary and frightening natural disasters in recorded history.

This dramatic retelling is based on letters written by Roman historian Pliny the Younger after the event, and is reimagined featuring characters from the town of Pompeii who are known to have existed, such as the businesswoman Julia Felix and politician Julius Polybius.

The story describes the various stages of the eruption, as well as detailing how the history of Pompeii was later uncovered by archaeologists. A timeline and glossary provide extra information, ideal for history enthusiasts.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Beth Waters is an illustrator and printmaker originally from Yorkshire now living and working in Cambridge, UK. She is a graduate of the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, her first book, Child St Kilda, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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Verlag
Wide Eyed Editions
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
071127925X
ISBN 13 
9780711279254
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Waters Beth
Anzahl der Seiten
80
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