"Utterly brilliant and compelling." -Bernard Cornwell, author of the ""Sharpe"" and ""The Last Kingdom"" series Londinium is burning. Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, newly appointed governor of Roman Britain, is charged by an increasingly unstable Emperor Nero with a difficult task-the untamed island on the fringes of the empire must earn a profit. To do so, Suetonius pursues the last of the Druids into Wales and, along the way, subdues the fractious Celtic chieftains who sit atop a fortune in gold and rare metals. ...
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"Utterly brilliant and compelling." -Bernard Cornwell, author of the ""Sharpe"" and ""The Last Kingdom"" series Londinium is burning. Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, newly appointed governor of Roman Britain, is charged by an increasingly unstable Emperor Nero with a difficult task-the untamed island on the fringes of the empire must earn a profit. To do so, Suetonius pursues the last of the Druids into Wales and, along the way, subdues the fractious Celtic chieftains who sit atop a fortune in gold and rare metals. Meanwhile, in the provincial capital of Londinium, war is brewing. As Nero's corrupt tax officials strip the British tribes of their wealth and dignity, an unlikely leader arises-Queen Boudicca, chieftain of the Iceni, who unites the tribes of Britain and leads them on a furious and bloody quest for vengeance and liberty. A novel told in the form of a memoir, Imperial Governor is a compelling and impeccably researched portrait of Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman general and first-century Governor of Britannia, who unexpectedly found himself facing one of the bloodiest rebellions against Roman rule...
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. 1st edition, 1968. Free endpapers yellowed; otherwise a bright, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket not price-clipped; faded on front panel and spine with splattered stains on front panel; edge wear.
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Good. Peter Davies 1972 reprint, ex-library copy. Library marking to first few pages, text clean and bright, binding split in places, wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Near fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo. First printing. DJ spine sunned with 1cm tear to foot, also smaller tear to rear. The lightest of foxing to top closed edges, barely noticeable, else fine.
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Good in Good jacket. Reprint. the jacket is shelf rubbed, a few tears. mild foxing. small sticker. all pages are legible and soundly bound. good copy. [SK]