Voices from the Past

In Voices from the Past , a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham Lincoln. Each novel appears here in its entirety within a single unique volume of 644 pages beautifully illustrated by the author-artist.
Bartlett’s writing has been praised by many leading authors, reviewers, and critics, among them:
James Michener, novelist: “I am much taken with Bartlett’s work and commend it highly.”
Charles Poore in The New York Times: “...believable characters who are stirred by intensely personal concerns.”
Grace Flandrau, author and historian: “...Characters and scenes are so right and living...it is so beautifully done, one finds oneself feeling it is not fiction but actually experienced fact.”
James Purdy, novelist: “An important writer... I find great pleasure in his work. Really beautiful and distinguished.”
Alice S. Morris in Harper’s Bazaar: “He tells a haunting and beautiful story and manages to telescope, in a brilliantly leisurely way, a lifetime, a full and eventful lifetime.”
Russell Kirk, novelist: “The scenes are drawn with power. Bartlett is an accomplished writer.”
Paul Engle in The Chicago Tribune: “...articulate, believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.”
Michael Fraenkel, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity of the true and original creator. Bartlett is essentially a writer of mood.”
Willis Barnstone, Sappho scholar and translator: “A mature artist, Bartlett writes with ease and taste.”
J. Donald Adams in The New York Times: “...the freshest, most vital writing I have seen for some time.”