James Leslie Mitchell

Spartacus James Leslie Mitchell

"Spartacus" is a fascinating account of the life of Spartacus by James Leslie Mitchell. Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator and slave leader who famously escaped during Third Servile War, which constituted a pivotal slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Contents include: "Insurrection", "The Gathering of the Slaves", "The Gladiators", "The War Begins", "South to Lucania", "Legio Libera", "War in the Mountains", "The Pits of Death", "Rex Servorum", "The Conqueror", "Winter in Nola", "Crixus in Apulia", "Torment", "Rome!", "the Defiles of Mutina", etc. James Leslie Mitchell (1901 - 1935), also known under the pseudonym Lewis Grassic Gibbon, was a Scottish writer. Other notable works by this author include: "Hanno: or the Future of Exploration" (1928), "Stained Radiance: A Fictionist's Prelude" (1930), and "The Thirteenth Disciple" (1931). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.