Bettany Hughes
Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire
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Venus and Aphrodite is a journey through time at the conception, birth, and transformation of a goddess associated with love and desire. Yet ...Read Review
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
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This book’s subject, Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul, has been called the world’s greatest city. Appropriately, the author has chosen a multi-faceted viewpoint ...Read Review
The Hemlock Cup
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My copy of Bettany Hughes’ new work arrived bearing the sticker, ‘As read on BBC Radio 4.’ I mention this because, although an undoubtedly ...Read Review