Theodora and the emperor harold lamb book

Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Read theodora and the emperor by harold lamb for free with a 30 day free trial. Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb, 1952, doubleday edition, in english 1st ed. Harold albert lamb wikisource, the free online library. Robert graves novel, count belisarius 1938 and harold lambs popular history theodoraand the emperor1952, sadly out of print shaped the understanding of this complex period for my generation. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. The editor of adventure, arthur sullivant hoffman, praised lambs writing ability. The harold lamb megapack presents 18 classic tales by one of the greatest adventure fiction writers of all time. Justinian i, emperor of byzantium questia online library. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about theodora and the emperor by harold lamb.

Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb librarything. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading theodora and the emperor. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Harold lamb books list of books by author harold lamb. Alexander, cyrus, and theodora and the emperor are all a strange mix of fiction. Born in new york, he attended columbia university, where his interest in the peoples and history of asia began. Contemporary historians have reworked this territory from the viewpoints of gender studies, social theory, and other current academic fads. Theodora and the emperor kindle edition by harold lamb. Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb, december 1, 1977, pinnacle books edition, paperback. Scopri tutti gli ebook di harold lamb su bookrepublic. Lamb inspired countless other authors, including robert e.

Harold albert lamb 1892 1962 was an american historian and novelist. Theodora and the emperor december 1, 1977 edition open. Click to read more about theodora and the emperor by harold lamb. A historical novel about the court of justinian with theodora playing a central part.

Read the fulltext online edition of constantinople. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Once you read a harold lamb history book you come away knowing not only. Artikelen van harold lamb koop je eenvoudig online bij. The story of the rise of theodora from street beggar and harlot to one of the most powerful women in world history has fascinated historians and novelists and biographers. Harold lamb to name the most recent of the historians, in his theodora and the emperor paints a less glowing. A book that has been read but is in good condition. Harold lamb, author of genghis khan and the mongol horde, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Once you read a harold lamb history book you come away knowing not only something about the period, but the people behind the deeds.

This book is really enjoyable because it is more like a novel or chronicle than biography. Charlemagne by harold lamb bantam pathfinder edition ebay. July 24, 1952 this is justinians story and that of theodora and of belisarius the story of an era cloaked in legend. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Harold lamb biography harold lamb biography and list of works harold lamb books. Theodora and the emperor mass market paperback 1963 by harold lamb author. Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb 1963,usa bantam edition vintage pb. It was, and remains, one of my favorite books of all time, of any genre. Harold lamb has 76 books on goodreads with 10772 ratings. Harold albert lamb september 1, 1892 april 9, 1962 was an american historian, screenwriter, short story writer, and novelist. The only surprising thing about theodora and the emperor is that it took harold lamb so long to get around to it. Theodora and the emperor paperback december 1, 1977 by harold lamb author.

Lamb s history books are a curious mix of styles, though all are frequently organized in libraries as either fiction or biography. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. See all books authored by harold lamb, including genghis khan and the mongol horde, and hannibal, and more on. Although harold lamb wrote short stories for a variety of magazines between 1917 and the early 1960s, and wrote several novels, his best known and most reprinted fiction is that which he wrote for adventure between 1917 and 1936. A reader may be amazed by the description of military strategies and detailed description of just how far the empire reached. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Some, like nur mahal and omar khayyam, are straight historical fiction. This is the strange tale of the harlot empress theodora the eerie beauty. The woman who would one day become empress of the roman empire was born as one of three daughters of the bearkeeper for the green faction, the company which produced the chariot races and the amusements in the theaters of constantinople. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad. Vandercook in 1940, kraus in 1938, wrote absorbing stories justifying theodora, depicting her as a great ruler. Theodora and the emperor 1963 edition open library.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Once that interest was piqued, further study was required, and, having read a number of lamb s books, i naturally gravitated to theodora and the emperor. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. Lamb built a career with his writing from an early age. Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb book read online. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author. With his accustomed skill in lending drama to remote history without seeming to embellish it unduly, harold lamb has traced through tenuous sources the record of peter babbatius, a mountain lad who became an emperor, who from his study welded remote frontiers into a great empire, who. Scarce 1st ed vasilev justin the first reign emperor 1950. Alexander, cyrus, and theodora and the emperor are all a strange mix of fiction and fact, and none of them quite succeed. Subject and author could hardly be more naturally joined. He was the nephew of the architect charles rollinson lamb. Though out of print, many libraries have copies, and used copies seem readiliy available. Alexander is the most mixed of them all, feeling much like a historical novel through the first half and a history book through the second. This is justinians story and that of theodora and of belisarius the story of an era cloaked in legend.

Reviews the book the first emperor of china, by arthur cotterell. Only this one captured my interest, forming fragments of my historical vision of the mediterranean. Theodora, empress consort peoplecharacters librarything. He attended columbia university, where his interest in the peoples and history. Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb, 1963, bantam edition, in english. Theodora and the emperor the drama of justinian by lamb, harold, 18921962. Theodora and the emperor by harold lamb nook book ebook. Howard creator of conan the barbarian with his historically accurate tales. Double biography of the emperor justinian and his wife, set in constantinople. Lamb was born in alpine, new jersey to eliza rollinson and frederick lamb. Theodora and the emperor by lamb harold for sale online ebay.