Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero by Henryk Sienkiewicz

"Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written in 1895-1896. Set in ancient Rome during Nero's reign, it follows the forbidden romance between Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician, and Lygia, a Christian woman and hostage. As their love develops against the backdrop of imperial decadence, the Great Fire of Rome ignites, leading Nero to brutally persecute Christians as scapegoats. The novel weaves together personal passion, religious faith, and historical events in a gripping tale of survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916
Translator Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
Title Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_Vadis_(novel)
Credits Produced by David Reed, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction
Subject Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction
Subject Christian fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 2853
Release Date
Last Update Feb 26, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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