Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
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About This Book
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an early master of mystery and suspense, writing such classics as The Moonstone, The Woman in White, and Basil. Antonina, or, The Fall of Rome was his first published novel, a colorful tale of ancient Rome. Of this work, Collins wrote: "To the fictitious characters alone is committed the task of representing the spirit of the age. The Roman emperor, Honorius, and the Gothic king, Alaric, mix but little personally in the business of the story-only appearing in such events, and acting under such circumstances, as the records of history strictly authorize-but exact ...
Chapters (37)
- ANTONINA
- OR, THE FALL OF ROME
- WILKIE COLLINS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER 1. GOISVINTHA. CHAPTER 2. THE COURT. CHAPTER 3. ROME. CHAPTER 4. THE CHURCH. CHAPTER 5. ANTONINA. CHAPTER 6. AN APPRENTICESHIP TO THE TEMPLE. CHAPTER 7. THE BED-CHAMBER. CHAPTER 8. THE GOTHS. CHAPTER 9. THE TWO INTERVIEWS. CHAPTER 10. THE RIFT IN THE WALL. CHAPTER 11. GOISVINTHA'S RETURN. CHAPTER 12. THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL. CHAPTER 13. THE HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS. CHAPTER 14. THE FAMINE. CHAPTER 15. THE CITY AND THE GODS. CHAPTER 16. LOVE MEETINGS. CHAPTER 17. THE HUNS. CHAPTER 18. THE FARM-HOUSE. CHAPTER 19. THE GUARDIAN RESTORED. CHAPTER 20. THE BREACH REPASSED. CHAPTER 21. FATHER AND CHILD. CHAPTER 22. THE BANQUET OF FAMINE. CHAPTER 23. THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED. CHAPTER 24. THE GRAVE AND THE CAMP. CHAPTER 25. THE TEMPLE AND THE CHURCH. CHAPTER 26. RETRIBUTION. CHAPTER 27. THE VIGIL OF HOPE. THE CONCLUSION. 'UBI THESAURUS IBI COR.'
- CHAPTER 1. GOISVINTHA.
- CHAPTER 2. THE COURT.
- CHAPTER 3. ROME.
- CHAPTER 4. THE CHURCH.
- CHAPTER 5. ANTONINA.
- THE ORIGIN OF MUSIC
- CHAPTER 6. AN APPRENTICESHIP TO THE TEMPLE.
- CHAPTER 7. THE BED-CHAMBER.
- CHAPTER 8. THE GOTHS.
- CHAPTER 9. THE TWO INTERVIEWS.
- CHAPTER 10. THE RIFT IN THE WALL.
- CHAPTER 11. GOISVINTHA'S RETURN.
- CHAPTER 12. THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
- CHAPTER 13. THE HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS.
- THE MISSION OF THE TEAR
- CHAPTER 14. THE FAMINE.
- CHAPTER 15. THE CITY AND THE GODS.
- CHAPTER 16. LOVE MEETINGS.
- CHAPTER 17. THE HUNS.
- CHAPTER 18. THE FARM-HOUSE.
- CHAPTER 19. THE GUARDIAN RESTORED.
- CHAPTER 20. THE BREACH REPASSED.
- CHAPTER 21. FATHER AND CHILD.
- CHAPTER 22. THE BANQUET OF FAMINE.
- TO GLYCO
- CHAPTER 23. THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.
- CHAPTER 24. THE GRAVE AND THE CAMP.
- CHAPTER 25. THE TEMPLE AND THE CHURCH.
- CHAPTER 26. RETRIBUTION.
- CHAPTER 27. THE VIGIL OF HOPE.
- THE CONCLUSION. 'UBI THESAURUS IBI COR.'
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