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The Kingdom of the Wicked : Ancient Rome As Told by the Author of A Clockwork Orange by Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Who, I ask you, wants to drag his bones out of the earth, reclothed in flesh which, in some foul magic of reversal, is regurgitated by the worms, in order that his eyes may see God? Who, I ask you, wants to live for ever? Sadoc son of Azor, a retired shipping clerk lying diseased and dying on the outreaches of the Roman Empire, sets down for future generations a tale of epic proportions: he is charged with recounting no less an event than the birth of Christianity. And what an account it is - th
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- Author
- Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993
- Publisher
- London : Allison & Busby
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780749012830
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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