Mary Beard

58 books

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession by Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession

De Kleine Russische Bibliotheek

Leo Tolstoy

224 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy

317 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging emotional medium-paced
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Leo Tolstoy

104 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Mary Beard

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found

Mary Beard

360 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith by Mary Beard

How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

Civilizations

Mary Beard

239 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art history religion informative slow-paced
The Invention of Jane Harrison by Mary Beard

The Invention of Jane Harrison

Mary Beard

256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective slow-paced
It's a Don's Life by Mary Beard

It's a Don's Life

Mary Beard

277 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics history informative inspiring slow-paced
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard

Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up

Mary Beard

319 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction classics history funny informative slow-paced
A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Sadness and Hope by J.K. Rowling, William Dalrymple, Margaret Drabble

A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Sadness and Hope

J.K. Rowling, William Dalrymple, Margaret Drabble

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction reflective medium-paced