I, Claudius

Robert Graves

Book 1 of Claudius

Language: English

Publisher: Vintage

Published: Jan 6, 1934

Page Count: 525
Word Count: 167,837

Description:

Into the 'autobiography' of Clau-Clau-Claudius, the pitiful stammerer who was destined to become Emperor in spite of himself, Graves packs the everlasting intrigues, the depravity, the bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, soon to culminate in the deified insanity of Caligula.

I, Claudius and its sequel, Claudius the God , are among the most celebrated, as well the most gripping historical novels ever written.

Cover illustration: Brian Pike