The Gladiators
A Tale of Rome and Judæa
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Publisher Description
George John Whyte-Melville (19 June 1821 – 5 December 1878) was a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet.
After translating Horace in 1850, he published his first novel, Digby Grand, in 1853, which was a huge success. He went onto publish twenty-one novels and became a popular writer about hunting.
Several of his novels are historical, The Gladiators (A Tale of Rome and Judæa) being the best known and it is a bestseller.