The Histories by Herodotus

816 pages first pub -430 (editions)

nonfiction classics history adventurous informative slow-paced
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Herodotus is not only the father of the art and the science of historical writing but also one of the Western tradition's most compelling storytellers. In tales such as that of Gyges--who murders Candaules, the king of Lydia, and unsurps his thron...

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