Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Publication: 1847 Longman, Brown, Green; London

The work is a collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British historian, essayist, and politician. It consists of ballads that recreate heroic episodes from early Roman history and legend, written in a style designed to evoke the patriotic and oral storytelling one might imagine among ancient Roman citizens.

Contains “Horatius,” one of the most commonly memorized poems of the 19th century.

Condition: Full leather binding featuring an ornate gilt-stamped decorative border comprising floral motifs, double gilt-ruled raised bands, edges gilt, and contemporary professional rebacking; leather with scuff marks monstly around the edges, corners exposed, hinges have been strengthened, binding firm, overall in Very Good condition