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From: vallath@ucbesvax.UUCP
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Subject: Historical novels by Mary Renault
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Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 17:47:00 EST
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Nf-From: ucbesvax!vallath    Feb 27 14:47:00 1984


To those of you interested in historical novels, Mary Renault,
who died recently, has written excellent novels based on
the lives of Greek heroes and Alexander.  
They are not merely legends retold, since she has attempted
to make the more fantastic parts of the legend credible,
maintaining at the same time much of the original legend's
details. Her writing, in fact, lends an everyday quality
to the strange life she describes.

I would like to have some suggestions for similar historical
novels and writers thereof from notes readers.  You could
mail to me or better, write a note.

Vallath Nandakumar  		esvax.vallath@berkeley