The town mouse and the Spartan house / Terry Deary ; inside illustrations by Helen Flook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deary, Terry, author.

Contributor:

Flook, Helen, illustrator.

Series:

Greek Tales

Greek tales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--History--To 146 B.C--Juvenile literature.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Education, 2017.

Summary:

430 BC. Darius has been orphaned by the plague in Athens. To escape the sickness he runs off to join his Uncle Alcmaeon who is a general with the Spartan army. But he finds the Spartan way of life quite shocking. To the arrogant and ruthless Spartans, he is as worthless as a mouse. Then his uncle falls sick and only Darius can find a cure. Now Darius is a hero and his uncle offers him a life of luxury in Sparta. Still Darius finds the brutal Sparta too much and wants to go back to plague-stricken Athens. As Aesop said, 'Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.' 430 BC. Dariu

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six

Notes:

"Featuring bonus content by Terry Deary"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4729-5279-0

1-4729-5287-1

1-4081-9884-3

OCLC:

727647657