num_pages: 264
description: Evelyn Waugh, author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Brideshead Revisited and one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, considered Helena to be perhaps his finest novel. Based on the life of St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine and finder of the true cross, this spiritual adventure brings to life the political intrigues of ancient Rome and the early years of Christianity.
language: English
title: Helena
titlecomplete: Helena (Loyola Classics)
characters: Empress Helena, Constantine the Great, Constantius Chlorus
genres: Religion, Historical Fiction, Christian, Novels, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Catholic, Fiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 1557
places: Rome, Colchester, Essex, England
publisher: Loyola Classics