Hugh Farry

Actea - the emperor's concubine (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Hugh Farry (1857-1918), who published under the pseudonym Hugh Westbury, was an English journalist and writer of the late 19th century. Born in Liverpool to an American-born accountant, he worked for many years as an assistant editor at the Liverpool Daily Post. He left a notable mark on literature as the author of historical and political novels published by London publishers in the 1880s and 1890s. His best-known works include Frederick Hazzleden (1887), Acte (1890), and The Deliverance of Robert Carter (1891). The novel Acte, first published in 1890, transports readers to the era of Nero and tells the story of Claudia Acte, a freedwoman from Asia Minor who becomes the lover of the young emperor. Their bond, forged in their early youth, withstood the trials of court intrigue, bloody persecutions, and the fires of Rome. Against the backdrop of the tragic events of Nero's reign, Actea emerges as the embodiment of loyalty and light: all the good the emperor accomplished was due to her influence, while the evil occurred beyond her control. Even after Nero's fall, she remained faithful to her lover's memory and managed to secure the right to bury his body. This book combines historical reconstruction with the drama of human emotions, making Actea not only a monument to Victorian historical fiction but also a poignant testimony to the power of love, transcending time and death.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: XSPO
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Altersempfehlung: ab 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2025
• Russisch
• ISBN-13: 9785501519572
• Artikelnr.: 75475159