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About 83 pages (24,754 words) in 7 products |
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 The First Man in Rome is the first historical novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series. The cast includes most of the major historical figures of the late Roman Republic, including: Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, as well as Gaius...
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 Publishers Weekly The First Man in Rome. (book reviews)
08/03/1990: 310 words, approx. 1 pages THE FIRST MAN IN ROME If nothing else, this hefty tome, the first of a projected series, proves that McCullough (The Thornbirds) can write a serious historical novel that edifies while it entertains. Evoking with impeccably researched, meticulous detail the political and social... summary from source:
The Boston Globe A luminous first novel of a young man's longing
02/19/2007: 632 words, approx. 2 pages Book Review Call Me by Your Name By Andre Aciman Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 248 pp., $23 For 17-year-old Elio, it was lust at first sight, albeit complicated by twinges of distaste and intimidation, and fueled by the need to...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Don G. Campbell
1,251 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review, Campbell praises The First Man in Rome as "an absolutely absorbing story" that is well-researched and well-told.
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Critical Review by Carol E. Rinzler
925 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Rinzler commends McCullough's research for The First Man in Rome but faults the novel for excessive length and slow plot development.
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Critical Review by Fred Mench
737 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Mench commends McCullough's recreation of Roman history in The First Man in Rome and The Grass Crown, recommending both novels as supplementary reading for students of ancient Rome.
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