Dido, Queen of Hearts

by Gertrude Atherton

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384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1929

About the author

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial.

She wrote using the pen names Asmodeus and Frank Lin, a play on her middle name.

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rare enough example this truly is. A period historical novel of the foundation of Carthage, with no Christian moralising to be found anywhere, and even containing a supposed divine visitation on Aeneas by Mercury that is never seriously considered to have been faked, or to be otherwise not genuine.

Perhaps a bit melodramatic at times, but still a fairly enjoyable specimen of a truly rare type of book for it's time.

[Per · Rating 3 out of 5]

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