L. Sprague de Camp
An Elephant for Aristotle
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What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant? *** After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens. *** Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece, encountering all sorts of dangers and adventures while attempting the long and arduous journey. *** An amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ... a fairly complete composite of the life and times of which the author writes.-The Chicago Daily Tribune *** By hybridizing a Middle-Eas…
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What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant? *** After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens. *** Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece, encountering all sorts of dangers and adventures while attempting the long and arduous journey. *** An amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ... a fairly complete composite of the life and times of which the author writes.-The Chicago Daily Tribune *** By hybridizing a Middle-Eastern travelogue with an Alexandrine comedy of manners, the author has produced a specimen only slightly less rare then elephants in Westchester-to wit, a historical novel with a sense of humor.-The New York Times
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- ISBN: 978-1-61242-127-8
- EAN: 9781612421278
- Produktnummer: 14687322
- Verlag: Phoenix Pick
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 376 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.2 cm 577 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 577
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