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The Last Fight in the Coliseum
The Last Fight in the Coliseum by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical tale set in ancient Rome, centered around the iconic Coliseum. The story depicts the final gladiatorial combat held in this grand amphitheater, exploring themes of bravery, honor, and the harsh realities of Roman entertainment. As the characters navigate the brutal world of gladiators, Yonge highlights the personal struggles and moral dilemmas faced by those forced into the arena. This gripping narrative offers a powerful reflection on sacrifice, courage, and the consequences of violence for spectacle.
- GenresBritish Literature
13 pages, Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 1864
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About the author
Charlotte Mary Yonge
737 books73 followersCharlotte Mary Yonge was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
She began writing in 1848, and published during her long life about 160 works, chiefly novels. Her first commercial success, The Heir of Redclyffe (1853), provided the funding to enable the schooner Southern Cross to be put into service on behalf of George Selwyn. Similar charitable works were done with the profits from later novels. Yonge was also a founder and editor for forty years of The Monthly Packet, a magazine (founded in 1851) with a varied readership, but targeted at British Anglican girls (in later years it was addressed to a somewhat wider readership).
Among the best known of her works are The Heir of Redclyffe, Heartsease, and The Daisy Chain. A Book of Golden Deeds is a collection of true stories of courage and self-sacrifice. She also wrote Cameos from English History, Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands and Hannah More. Her History of Christian Names was described as "the first serious attempt at tackling the subject" and as the standard work on names in the preface to the first edition of Withycombe's The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 1944.
Her personal example and influence on her god-daughter, Alice Mary Coleridge, played a formative role in Coleridge's zeal for women's education and thus, indirectly, led to the foundation of Abbots Bromley School for Girls.
After her death, her friend, assistant and collaborator, Christabel Coleridge, published the biographical Charlotte Mary Yonge: her Life and Letters (1903).
-Wikipedia
The Charlotte Mary Yonge Fellowship, a website with lots of information.
See Charlotte's character page for books about her.
She began writing in 1848, and published during her long life about 160 works, chiefly novels. Her first commercial success, The Heir of Redclyffe (1853), provided the funding to enable the schooner Southern Cross to be put into service on behalf of George Selwyn. Similar charitable works were done with the profits from later novels. Yonge was also a founder and editor for forty years of The Monthly Packet, a magazine (founded in 1851) with a varied readership, but targeted at British Anglican girls (in later years it was addressed to a somewhat wider readership).
Among the best known of her works are The Heir of Redclyffe, Heartsease, and The Daisy Chain. A Book of Golden Deeds is a collection of true stories of courage and self-sacrifice. She also wrote Cameos from English History, Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands and Hannah More. Her History of Christian Names was described as "the first serious attempt at tackling the subject" and as the standard work on names in the preface to the first edition of Withycombe's The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 1944.
Her personal example and influence on her god-daughter, Alice Mary Coleridge, played a formative role in Coleridge's zeal for women's education and thus, indirectly, led to the foundation of Abbots Bromley School for Girls.
After her death, her friend, assistant and collaborator, Christabel Coleridge, published the biographical Charlotte Mary Yonge: her Life and Letters (1903).
-Wikipedia
The Charlotte Mary Yonge Fellowship, a website with lots of information.
See Charlotte's character page for books about her.
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April 22, 2021
Great short story. Loved every line in it. It demonstrates how courage and bravery can put an end to sadism and violence. Has poignant meaning for our day.
I couldn't resist the urge to analyze it and add it to my Youtube channel. You can watch the analyses here. https://youtu.be/crftO5m-Wt4
I couldn't resist the urge to analyze it and add it to my Youtube channel. You can watch the analyses here. https://youtu.be/crftO5m-Wt4
November 12, 2020
It was great, maybe I’ll reread it sometime, but I doubt it.
April 25, 2021
But are humans really "nobler game"? Nobler than what? Cockroaches? But even cockroaches aren't political animals.
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