Jack Lindsay (1900–1990)

Fascinating way to learn history from the news of the 1764.

This book, Julius Caesar and Nero in the Rulers of the Ancient World set from Folio are all dull, and written at a level that redefines redundancy. The books themselves I have no problem with. Folio Society, on the other hand, should never have chosen these three (Alex the Great and Hannibal are quite good) to compose a set of introductory biographies of the era. Sorry Folio Society but you missed the boat on this one.

It's too bad Lindsay isn't more well known. A prolific writer with an excellent study of Charles Dickens.

This book is probably more of use to those studying at degree level rather than the casual reader. It seems well researched but very dense in the way the information is conveyed as this book is solid text. Obviously it wasn't too dry (or I would have given up) but there is a lot to take in and, personally, I could have done with maps and a glossary of unfamiliar terms.