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The Madness of Cambyses
Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
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The Madness of Cambyses
Tells the story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia. This title take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe.
Weaving factual account with colourful myth, the 'father of history' tells of the psychotic Persian king - and his fateful death.
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Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary
'Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.'
The story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia, told by part-historian, part-mythmaker Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141398778
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 February 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Tom Holland
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 5.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 159.0mm
Weight: 54g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Herodotus (c.484-425 BCE). Herodotus's The Histories is also available in Penguin Classics.
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