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Helena
Evelyn Waugh
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Description for Helena
Paperback. The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. This book covers the enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial Rome. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
The Empress Helena made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. Her life coincided with one of the great turning-points of history: the recognition of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Empire. The enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial Rome combine to give Evelyn Waugh the theme for one of his most arresting and memorable novels.
The Empress Helena made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. Her life coincided with one of the great turning-points of history: the recognition of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Empire. The enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial Rome combine to give Evelyn Waugh the theme for one of his most arresting and memorable novels.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Weight
125g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140182439
SKU
V9780140182439
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About Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in ... Read more
Reviews for Helena
Mr Waugh is a master of narrative: every sentence compels you to reads its successor
Raymond Mortimer
Sunday Times
It goes without saying that Helena is amusing, shapely, and well-written, and it also contains some extremely witty incidents
New Statesman
Helena was Waugh's most intentional statement about the truth of Christianity and about vocation as ... Read more
Raymond Mortimer
Sunday Times
It goes without saying that Helena is amusing, shapely, and well-written, and it also contains some extremely witty incidents
New Statesman
Helena was Waugh's most intentional statement about the truth of Christianity and about vocation as ... Read more