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Olivia E. Coolidge (1908–2006)

Autor(a) de The Trojan War

34 Works 2,309 Membros 16 Críticas 1 Favorited

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Obras por Olivia E. Coolidge

The Trojan War (1952) 750 exemplares
Greek Myths (1949) 520 exemplares
Caesar's Gallic War (1991) 237 exemplares
Lives of Famous Romans (1801) 88 exemplares
Men of Athens (1962) 77 exemplares
The Golden Days of Greece (1968) 58 exemplares
Legends of the North (1749) 58 exemplares
Roman people (1959) 34 exemplares
King of Men (1966) 28 exemplares
Egyptian adventures (1954) 25 exemplares
Tales of the Crusades (1970) 23 exemplares
Tom Paine Revolutionary (1969) 23 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Coolidge, Margaret Olivia Ensor
Data de nascimento
1908-10-16
Data de falecimento
2006-12-10
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
England, UK
Local de nascimento
London, England, UK
Local de falecimento
Essex, England, UK
Locais de residência
Lakeville, Connecticut, USA
Squam Lake, Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
Educação
University of Oxford (Somerville College)
Ocupações
teacher
children's book author
novelist
biographer

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Olivia E. Coolidge was born in London, England, a daughter of Sir Robert Ensor, a journalist and historian, and his wife Helen Fisher. She grew up at the family home near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. She earned a degree in Classics and Philosophy at Oxford University in 1931, and a master's degree in 1940. She taught Greek, Latin, and English in Germany and England before going to the USA, where she taught at schools in Connecticut and Massachusetts. In 1946, she married Archibald C. Coolidge, also an educator. She made her literary debut with The Greek Myths in 1949, and continued to write for young adults for several decades. She published a total of 27 books, mainly biographies and historical fiction. Other works included The Trojan War (1952); Legends of the North (1951); Makers of the Red Revolution (1963); Men of Athens; Lives of Famous Romans (1965); and biographies of Eugene O'Neill, Winston Churchill, Edith Wharton, Gandhi, and Tom Paine.

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An anthology of short stories dealing with the high points of Athenian history up to the end of the Pelopponnesian war. Lively.
 
Assinalado
DinadansFriend | 1 outra crítica | Jan 8, 2024 |
One of the two, or possibly three, if one counts "The Gallic Wars", historical novels for young adults written by Coolidge. This one covers the start of the Persian Wars and the events leading up to it through the life of Metiochos, the son of Miltiades. Little is known of the historical Metiochos, but that he became a Persian nobleman after his capture seems to be an historical fact. For such a short book, just 256 pages, it covers a lot of politics, and many remarkable events. There are conflicting loyalties, to ideals, to persons, and to cultures, throughout. The final battle is dramatic and grim, and of course, the conclusion is inevitable, because it is famous.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
themulhern | Oct 7, 2023 |
I feel Coolidge was a bit better at novels.
 
Assinalado
themulhern | Jul 1, 2023 |
Outstanding and idiosyncratic novel about Agamemnon the mythical king of Mycenae from his childhood to his marriage to Clytemnestra. Set in an historical Mycenae with gods who are just as busy and interfering as those in the Iliad. Suitable for young adults.
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Assinalado
themulhern | Jun 17, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
34
Membros
2,309
Popularidade
#11,117
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Críticas
16
ISBN
58
Línguas
2
Marcado como favorito
1

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