Plutarch's lives for boys and girls by Weston, W. H

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Plutarch's lives for boys and girls (#1208QY1)

by Weston, W. H; illustrated by Rainey, W
Paperback — Yesterday's Classics, 2008
Dewey: 920; Audience: Middle School
Description: 414 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

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From Follett
"An unabridged republication of the text originally published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1900"--Title page verso.;Based on selections from Plutarch's Lives.;Aristides -- Themistocles -- Pelopidas -- Timoleon -- Alexander -- Philopoemen -- Coriolanus -- The Gracchi ; Tiberius Gracchus ; Caius Gracchus -- Caius Marius -- Julius Caesar -- Brutus. Presents selected lives from Plutarch retold by W.H. Weston, including six Greeks and six Romans. Introductory material by the reteller sets each life in context.
From the Publisher
Selected lives from Plutarch admirably retold by W. H. Weston, including six Greeks (Aristides, Themistocles, Pelopidas, Timoleon, Alexander, Philopoemen) and six Romans (Coriolanus, Tiberius Gracchus, Caius Gracchus, Caius Marius, Julius Caesar, and Brutus). Introductory material by the reteller sets each life in its historical context. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Yesterday's Classics
  • Publication Date: September 2008
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 920
  • Classifications: Collective Biography, Nonfiction
  • Description: 414 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
  • Tracings: Rainey, W. (William), 1852-1936, illustrator. ; Based on selections from: Plutarch. Lives.
  • ISBN-10: 1-59915-293-2
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-59915-293-6
  • Follett Number: 1208QY1
  • Audience: Middle School