Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Pete daPixie - GoodreadsMary Beard is a chair of Classics at Cambridge University, she also appears quite regularly on UK radio and tv broadcasts and is Classics editor of The Times Literary Supplement. She has been ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii: The Life Of A Roman Town
Nutzerbericht - Nikki - GoodreadsI've been meaning to get hold of and read this since my visit to Pompeii last September. I was worried it might be quite dry and spoil the fun, since it's billed as being very sceptical and as cutting ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Jo - GoodreadsI thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a comprehensive guide to the streets and dwellings in Pompeii. The most important aspect for me was the way in which it was written, not just for the accademics ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - David - GoodreadsThis is a very readable account of a subject that I have deliberately avoided in the past. The storyof the demise of Pompeii and accounts of the discoveries have always struck me as rather gruesome ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Claire - GoodreadsA thoroughly enjoyable read that wears its considerable learning surprisingly lightly and reiterates how little humanity has changed over the centuries. Beard convincingly debunks many of the myths ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Caroline - GoodreadsI really enjoyed this book. I've never known much about Pompeii, but Mary Beard really manages to bring the town to life in this book. One of the things that often irritates me about many history ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Patricia_Bjaaland - GoodreadsA fascinating "insider" look on the real Pompeii by Mary Beard, a Professor of Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, that unwraps some of the mysteries of the city covered in ash in 79 CE. (I ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Natalie - GoodreadsMary Beard has just jumped to the top of my list of favorite non-fiction writers. I bought this book at the Marine Gate of Pompeii, after I'd spent an entire day roaming around the city on a ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Pompeii
Nutzerbericht - Guy - GoodreadsMary Beard doesn't conform to the stereotype of the dessicated ivory tower classicist, and as a result this is an interesting, readable, and, dare I say it, entertaining book. Written in an earthy ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
