The Coin of Carthage

by Bryher

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Through her description of the lives of two Greek traders, Bryher creates a common man's view of the greatest struggle in the ancient Roman Republic's history: the Second Punic War. Bryher, born Winifred Ellerman in England in 1894, was praised for her historical vision and her passion for moral beauty.

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Canonical title
The Coin of Carthage
Original publication date
1963
Important places
Ancient Rome; Carthage, Africa; Rome, Italy
Important events
Second Punic War

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
LCC
PZ3 .B847Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English

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7
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