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Augustus

Williams, John, 1922-2003
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Using fictional letters, memoranda and dispatches John Williams tells the story of Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen who, on the death of Caesar, finds himself heir to the vast Roman Empire. He would later be known as Augustus Caesar.
Main title:
Augustus / John Williams ; with an introduction by John McGahern.
Edition:
[New ed.]
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2003.
Collation:
xiii, 317 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking, 1972; London: Longman, 1973.
Awards:
National Book Award
ISBN:
00994450859780099445081
Dewey class:
823.9'14
Language:
English
BRN:
265783
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