description: From the To the fictitious characters alone is committed the task of representing the spirit of the age. The Roman emperor, Honorius, and the Gothic king, Alaric, mix but little personally in the business of the story—only appearing in such events, and acting under such circumstances, as the records of history strictly authorise; but exact truth in respect to time, place, and circumstance is observed in every historical event introduced in the plot, from the period of the march of the Gothic invaders over the Alps to the close of the first barbarian blockade of Rome.
language: English
title: Antonina by Wilkie Collins, Fiction, Classics, Historical
titlecomplete: Antonina by Wilkie Collins, Fiction, Classics, Historical
genres: Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, English Literature, Classics, Historical, British Literature, Mystery
ratings_count: 142
publisher: Wildside Press