Author : Hanson Mitchell
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 164750628X
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (475 download)
Book Synopsis The Sweet Revenge of Marcus Aurelius by : Hanson Mitchell
Download or read book The Sweet Revenge of Marcus Aurelius written by Hanson Mitchell and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sweet Revenge of Marcus Aurelius is based on the true story of a talented and ingenious slave who sold his master. When he was still a young house boy, Marcus Aurelius was taught to read and write by the plantation owner’s rebellious twelve-year-old daughter, who also instilled in him a passionate desire for freedom. She even encouraged him to escape, which he did – three different times – thus setting in motion his ultimate and sweetest revenge. His story, even without fictionalizing, is a wide-ranging, swash-buckling tale of a fittingly just revenge set against many venues: the cruelties and dehumanizing effects of plantation life, a year in a unique community of escaped slaves in the Great Dismal Swamp, Paris high society in the Second Republic, duels, an enduring love affair, bad dogs and violent slave catchers, crime-ridden New Orleans street life, and even a stint as a passenger on a pirate ship.