The Last Days of Pompeii Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Excellent research to create a believability to the storyline. I didn't know there were any survivors to the Pompeii disaster. "

" hard to get into due to the writing style. "

" Like walking into the past. The author really brought the time period to life! "

" The reading of this book was brought to mind when a friend ask me to recommend a book on Pompeii. Even though I read it many years ago, I remember it as a good read. "

" This is a book that brought history alive for me. One of the books that has touched me and which I have never forgotten. "

" I read this thing while taking Latin and belonging to the Latin Club at Maine Township High School South in Park Ridge, Illinois. Although not highly regarded as literature, I, as an early teen, liked it quite a lot except for what, even then, I felt to be a rather saccharine Christianity. "

" A book I read more from seeing it referenced in other 19th century novels than for its own sake. I gave it four stars rather than three for the picture it indirectly reveals of educated British morals and tastes. "

" This book was a little difficult, but once I got into the rhythm of it, I enjoyed it. I did a lot of skipping on the descriptions of the homes, etc. "

" This guy is often cited as the writer of the worst English novel ever (Paul Clifford) but this one is actually fun to read. If you can get through other Victorian novels like Dickens, you can get through this. "

" This is a hilarious 19th century account of the final days of Pompeii before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It was charming but the characters were a little lacking. "

" gearing up for my DC trip, ruins from Pompeii are on display (loan) at the National Gallery through the end of the year... yay! "