About this book
This children's historical fantasy book, a Newbery Honor Book in 1929, tells of a boy, blessed with eternal life, who experiences 3,000 years of history in the Bay of Naples, Italy. The boy's experiences cover Greek and Roman life, the destruction of Pompeii, up to the coming of Garibaldi. - Summary by Mark Harrington
Chapters (10)
1I. Siren Songs
2II. Song of Odysseus
3III. Poseidon and the Greeks
4IV. The Romans and the Volcano
5V. The Last of the Goths
6VI. The Normans and the Saracens
7VII. The Crusader
8VIII. Students of Salerno
9IX. Redbeard and Saint Andrew
10X. The Bandits; Epilogue
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