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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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“THE BRITON, WATCHING HIS OPPORTUNITY, SEIZED THE BIT IN HIS POWERFUL GRASP”[Coloured Frontispiece]
“ ‘HAVE AT HIM! GOOD DOGS!’ ”[2]
“LICINIUS HOLDS THE BRITISH MAIDEN TO HIS BREAST”[63]
“WITH A SHORT LABOURING TROT HE MOVES ACROSS THE ARENA”[150]
“ ‘YOU ARE SAFE,’ SHE SAID”[197]
“SHE WAS ACCOSTED BY A DARK SALLOW OLD WOMAN”[221]
“HER EYES GREW DIM, HER SENSES SEEMED FAILING”[255]
“ ‘THEIR POINTS ARE POISONED,’ HE SHOUTED”[304]
“SHE WALKED BOLDLY UP TO HIM”[407]
“SANK DOWN HELPLESS ON THE PAVEMENT AT HIS FEET”[439]

THE GLADIATORS


THE GLADIATORS

Eros