Contributions

  • Richard Clifton-Dey - Cover Art

Publication

1981 - Granada, London, United Kingdom

Language

English

Word Count

71,250 words, Guess

Page Count

285 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100583125018
  • ISBN-139780583125017
  • OCLC Control Number16562556
  • Better World Books9780583125017
  • Open LibraryOL21558383M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.52

Description

Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 B.C., is well known today partly because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by the author himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies. The story of Spartacus, born a slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a slave revolt that was eventually put down by Crassus, was immensely popular, has sold millions of copies, and has gone through nearly a hundred editions. The appearance of this title in the North Castle series brings back into print a book that many regard as a classic, and is enhanced with a new Introduction by the author.

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Topics

FilmsNovelMoviesActionTie-InFictionGeneral

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Times

Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C.Servile War, 73 B.C.-71 B.C

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  • SpartacusPaperbackGranada1981-01-01
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