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Author : Gore Vidal
Release : 1965
Genre : Gay men
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The City and the Pillar by : Gore Vidal
Download or read book The City and the Pillar written by Gore Vidal. This book was released on 1965. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim has never outgrown his crush on his childhood friend.
Author : Taylor Caldwell
Release : 2017-01-31
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 980/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Pillar of Iron by : Taylor Caldwell
Download or read book A Pillar of Iron written by Taylor Caldwell. This book was released on 2017-01-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller: A magnificent novel of ancient Rome and the tragic life of Cicero, who tried in vain to save the republic he loved from tyranny. In this riveting tale, the Roman Empire in its final glory is seen through the eyes of philosopher, orator, and political theorist Marcus Tullius Cicero. From his birth in 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum, Cicero, the educated son of a wealthy member of the equestrian order, is destined for greatness. At a young age, he discovers the legend of the Unknown God, the coming Messiah, and it propels the rising lawyer on a journey of spiritual conflict and self-discovery. From his tumultuous family life to his tenuous alliance with Julius Caesar to a fateful love affair with the Roman empress Livia and, finally, to the political role that will make him a target of powerful enemies, A Pillar of Iron is the story of Cicero’s legacy as one the greatest influences on Western civilization. Based on hundreds of speeches, voluminous private correspondence, and ancient texts and manuscripts, this bestselling epic brings into focus Cicero’s complicated relationships with his contemporaries, including Caesar, Mark Antony, and Crassus, and brilliantly captures the pageantry, turmoil, and intrigue of life in ancient Rome. According to legendary editor Maxwell Perkins, author “Taylor Caldwell is a storyteller first, last and foremost, and once you begin reading one of her books, you can’t help finishing it.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Taylor Caldwell including rare images from the author’s estate.
Author : Gore Vidal
Release : 2018-08-22
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 841/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The City and the Pillar by : Gore Vidal
Download or read book The City and the Pillar written by Gore Vidal. This book was released on 2018-08-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary cause célèbre when first published in 1948, Gore Vidal’s now-classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience. Jim, a handsome, all-American athlete, has always been shy around girls. But when he and his best friend, Bob, partake in “awful kid stuff,” the experience forms Jim’s ideal of spiritual completion. Defying his parents’ expectations, Jim strikes out on his own, hoping to find Bob and rekindle their amorous friendship. Along the way he struggles with what he feels is his unique bond with Bob and with his persistent attraction to other men. Upon finally encountering Bob years later, the force of his hopes for a life together leads to a devastating climax. The first novel of its kind to appear on the American literary landscape, The City and the Pillar remains a forthright and uncompromising portrayal of sexual relationships between men.
Author : Donal Fallon
Release : 2014-07-03
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Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 277/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Pillar by : Donal Fallon
Download or read book The Pillar written by Donal Fallon. This book was released on 2014-07-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No monument in the history of Ireland has proven quite as controversial as the Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street. The story of the Pillar and its location involves many famous Dublin names and characters, from Arthur Guinness to James Joyce, and WB Yeats to The Dubliners.
