
Beric the Briton
A Story of the Roman Invasion
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Jim Hodges
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Beric, a boy chief of a British tribe, takes a prominent part in the insurrection against Rome under Queen Boadicea. These efforts are useless against the mighty Roman army. For a short time, Beric and his companions continue the fight but are ultimately defeated and taken as prisoners to Rome. Through the eyes of Beric, the listener learns of life in AD 61 Rome, the gladiatorial schools, the great fire, and life in Nero's court. This classic work will shed light upon an event much neglected in history today.
The Henty Historical Novel Collection, written by George Henty in the 1800s, covers many time periods in history throughout the world. In this collection you will learn history, geography, and vocabulary while also discovering hero characters for your children to emulate.
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Engaging storyline!
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One of the Best of G. A. Henry’s Stories
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There is one, brief scene, however, that is quite disturbing. A British native sees a black person for the first time and is quite candid in expressing his opinions. While this passage may accurately represent the prejudices of the time, I would strongly suggest caution in exposing children to it. (The character first compares the black man to an animal, then swears that if his wife ever gave birth to a baby looking like that, he would kill it.) It made me so sick to hear that, that I had to put the book down for a while.
Enjoyable but use caution
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Better read than listened to.
Gilbert Godfried as a brithonic noble...
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Really interesting!
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Amazing story, but poor narration.
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Though he writes of battles and gladiatorial contests as well as Nero’s great immorality, corruption, and cruelty, in his objective to paint the cultures in the most favorable light, Henty does not always give a full picture of the great evils of the ancient societies. He often moralizes and is “preachy.” His use of characters’ dialogue to tell the story plot makes the copious plot action in the story considerably less exciting.
In spite of this, my kids ages 8 and 11 still liked the book. Thus actually surprised me because I found the book tedious at times. I think perhaps they liked it because ancient Roman and Celtic cultures as well as events relevant to everyday life come alive in this book. Details are about geography, war, books, buildings, money, social structure, business, and so many other are riddled throughout the book. It is easy to think Beric interesting because, while he is the son of a chief, he lives first as a favored captive, then as a rebel, then as a slave in the gladiator’s arena, then as a hired guard, then as an outlaw, and finally as governor. He handles adversity heroically but never gains so much status as to make him unapproachable. What makes Beric most likable and memorable, though, is his nobility. He embodies the essence of the chivalrous knight who fights to protect the defenseless and defend truth against lies and corruption.
This is not perfect book but I did learn a lot of new things in a memorable way.
A lot of interesting historical information
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Not for me
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