Beric the Briton
Subtitle: A Story of the Roman Invasion
By: by G.A. Henty
Publisher: Alacrity Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Midlothian, Texas]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781453656051
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Young men; Soldiers; Gladiators; Conduct of life; History; Invasions; Fiction; Invasions of Great Britain
Description: Beric, a boy-chief of a British tribe, plays a prominent part in the insurrection under Queen Boadicea against the invading Roman legionnaires. He is ultimately captured and taken to Rome, where he is trained as a gladiator. After saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, he is rewarded by being made librarian of the palace as well as the personal protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes, organizes a band of outlaws in Calabria, defies the power of Rome, and at length returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.