Full name: Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome

Author: Wilkie Collins Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Free books Purchase/reserch links: eBooks.com Amazon Project Gutenberg Goodreads ISBNs: 9780464192121 0464192129

The author draws on historical accounts of the final days of Rome and adds fictional characters and details to bring the time to life in more of a vignette form rather than a novel. Chapters include an account of the instigation of the conflict between Rome and the Goths; contrast between the rich and the poor; conflict between Christian and pagan worshippers; view of the weak emperor Honorius; and an account of the misfortunes of the girl Antonina.