Physical description

361 p. : plain brown cover, title and author's surname embossed in gold on spine.

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Circular 'Linton Mechanics' Institute' stamp on title page.

Summary

Historical novel set in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. Valerius, a young Roman from Britain, travels to Rome to claim an inheritance, and confronts the city's complexities.