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THE ROMAN TRAITOR;
OR, THE DAYS OF
CICERO, CATO AND CATALINE.
BY HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT,
AUTHOR OF “CROMWELL,” “THE BROTHERS,” ETC.
THIS SPLENDID WORK is published complete in two large volumes, of over 250
pages each, paper cover, price FIFTY CENTS a volume, or the whole work is handsomely
bound in one volume, cloth, price ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
This is one of the most powerful Roman stories in the English language, and is of
itself sufficient to stamp the writer as a powerful man. The dark intrigues of the
days which Cæsar, Sallust, and Cicero made illustrious; when Cataline defied and almost
defeated the Senate; when the plots which ultimately overthrew the Roman Republic
were being formed, are described in a masterly manner. The book deserves a prominent
position by the side of the great Bellum Catalinarium of Sallust, and, if we mistake
not, will not fail to occupy a prominent place among those produced in America.
READ THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ABOUT IT.
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, of September 3rd 1853
“Since the publication of `The Last Days of Pompeii' no fiction of classic times has
appeared at all equal to this. The period chosen by Mr. Herbert is even better suited
than that selected by Bulwer, both to delineate the manners of ancient Rome and to
enchain the attention of the reader. Thoroughly conversant with the age of which he
writes, practised as a moralist, and enthusiastic in his subject, our author has, in this
work, executed his master-piece, and may well challenge for it intelligent criticism, as
well as popular applause. The character of Cataline, the hero of the volume, in the
sense at least in which `Balfour of Burley' is the hero of `Old Mortality,' is boldly and
artistically drawn, not indeed in the dark colors of Sallust, but in the milder tints
which more Catholic historians have used. There are so few books in the language
which the scholar and ordinary reader can alike peruse with pleasure, that Mr. Herbert
may fairly consider himself entitled to the very highest praise for his successful production,
in `The Roman Traitor,' of such a work. The publisher has issued the novel in
a handsome style, bound in embossed cloth, so pleasant to all who love pleasant books.”
From the Baltimore Republican and Argus, of Sept. 2d, 1853.
“This is the title of a new and powerfully written story from the pen of H. W. Herbert,
which of itself would place the author among the first writers of the day. Mr.
Herbert is already well known as an author of no common merit, and this work
must give him a permanent place in the front rank of the literary men of the age.
It is a book which may be placed in the library of every man, and will be often referred
to with pleasure. The book has been published by T. B. Peterson, and is put up in a
style suited to the character of the work, and is altogether an interesting and handsome
volume.”
From the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, of Sept. 7th, 1853
“This is a work calculated to excite a lively interest in literary circles. Roman history
ever has a charm for the youthful inquirer after knowledge, and by keeping
historical facts steadily in view, the garb of fiction, without material detriment, will
greatly add to the number of readers. In the story which the author has woven round
the principal incidents in the life and history of Cataline, he claims to have adhered
scrupulously to dates, facts, and the historical characters of the individuals introduced.
The great aim of the author is to popularize the incidents of Roman history, and by
avoiding the common errors of writers in the same field, who have preceded him, of
appearing learned, to bring his matter down to the comprehension of the mass of the
reading public. He has aimed less at portraying Greeks and Romans, than at depicting
men—assuming that in all ages `the human heart is still the human heart, convulsed
by the same passions, chilled by the same griefs, burning with the same joys, and, in
the main, actuated by the same hopes and fears.'”
Price for the complete work, in two volumes, in paper cover, One Dollar only or a
finer edition, printed on thicker and better paper, and handsomely bound in one volume,
muslin, gilt, is published for One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents
Copies of either edition of the work will be sent to any person at all, to any part of
the United States, free of postage, on their remitting the price of the edition they wish,
to the publisher, in a letter, post-paid. Published and for sale by
T. B. PEARSON
No. 102 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
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