Antonina, or, The fall of Rome

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Metadata

Title

Author

Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889

Publisher

London : Chatto and Windus

Date

1887-1888

Description

Date of publication estimated from date of publisher's advertisements and received date in Athenaeum's copy.

Publisher's advertisements (32 p.) appear after text, dated July, 1887.

In publisher's binding, paper covered boards; advertisements on back cover; pastedowns, and flyleaves.

Originally titled Antonina, or The Fall of Rome, this is a historical romance set in 5th century Rome, ruled by the emperor Honorius. The heroine is a beautiful Roman maiden, a Christian, who captures the heart of the Gothic chieftain Hermanric. Hermanric is killed, and Antonia survives a number of dramatic and perilous situations, including being offered up as a virgin sacrifice to Serapis.

Format

420 p. ; 18 cm.

Language

eng

Type

Publishers' paper bindings (Binding)

Yellowbacks

Publishers' advertisements 1887

Provenance

Athenaeum's copy stamped on t.p.: "Received Apr 4 1888 The Athenaeum."

Citation

Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889, “Antonina, or, The fall of Rome,” Yellowbacks, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/yellowbacks/items/show/320.