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Loading... Detectives in Togas (1956)by Henry Winterfeld
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Readers learn about ancient Rome in spite of themselves as they follow the adventures of Roman schoolboys who arrive at school to find... A lively and entertaining story about the misadventures of a group of Roman schoolboys. I enjoyed this a great deal. It's funny, fast-paced, and the scrapes the boys get into while trying to solve the mystery feel authentic. The picture of ancient Rome portrayed in this novel reminds me of some of my early Latin classes, which seems to me appropriate since the book was written at a time and place when children were commonly taught Latin in the schools, and I think some of the appeal is particular for someone with that background. (At least one fairly important clue to the mystery is made quite clear - perhaps too clear - for someone with a knowledge of Greek as well as Latin, however.) no reviews | add a review
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In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient Rome search for the culprit who scrawled graffiti on the temple wall. No library descriptions found. |
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