Loading...
210th out of 231 books
—
203 voters
My rating:
add to my books
The Little Emperors
A classic novel set in Dark Age Britain. Through the eyes of a British official in Roman Britain we see successive would-be emperors fight each other while the Barbarian threat grows ever stronger.
Felix, treasurer of Britain, having served at the court of the Imperial court itself, struggles to maintain the same elaborate standards in provincial Britain. And, cut off from...more
Felix, treasurer of Britain, having served at the court of the Imperial court itself, struggles to maintain the same elaborate standards in provincial Britain. And, cut off from...more
Paperback, 263 pages
Published
March 7th 2007
by Phoenix House
(first published 1953)
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-16
of
16)
Enjoyable historical novel set in Britain at beginning of Fifth Century, as cut off from the rest of the Roman Empire, "the little emperors" of the title are appointed & vanish, and the hero,a pompous, ageing but conscientious civil servant, born to be played by Derek Jacobi, vainly carries on maintaining a Romanitas that is no longer viable or useful. A bit like Western Civilisation now, really.
Carla Nayland
added it
The end of Roman administration in Britain, as told by the rather pompous finance minister Felix. Review here (warning: review contains some plot spoilers, though if you're familiar with the history you'll already know them): http://www.carlanayland.org/reviews/litt...
This book is about what happened in England in the early 400's when the Roman troops were being recalled to the continent. It's told from the POV of a minor British official as he witnesses different men trying to become Emperor in Britain.
Samantha
marked it as to-read
Pjr
marked it as to-read
Heidi Nicholson
marked it as to-read
Mohamed
added it
Dbranam Branam
marked it as to-read
Claudia
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Alfred Duggan (1903 - 1964) was an English historian, archeologist and best-selling historical novelist during the 1950s. Although he was raised in England, Duggan was born Alfred Leo Duggan in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a family of wealthy landowners of Irish descent. His family moved to England when he was two years old. His father Alfredo Hubert Duggan, a third-generation Irish Argentinian, was...more
More about Alfred Duggan...
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
