Spartacus

Raffaello Giovagnoli (1838–1915) — a famous Italian writer and revolutionary, associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, admirer and diligent student of Walter Scott and Alexandre Dumas, a brilliant connoisseur of the history of Ancient Rome. His most popular novel "Spartacus" tells the story of the legendary slave uprising led by a fearless fighter who devoted all his strength and passion to the struggle for freedom. It is a novel about beautiful and dramatic love, about friendship and betrayal, about the joy of fighting and the bitterness of defeat. The abundance of details and the brilliantly constructed composition of the novel allow one to immerse into a long-gone world where, despite harsh morals, there was always a place for the noblest and highest aspirations of the human heart.
The book presents the complete text of the novel as well as wonderful illustrations by the Italian artist Niccolò Sanesi (1818–1889).