The thread of the story is woven upon a more or less historical foundation; but the main purpose of the book is rather to give an insight into Athenian manners and customs, and to introduce among the characters types of every sort—the conservative farmer, the smart young aristocrat, the rich merchant, the Spartan, the slave and the philosopher. Local colour is imparted not merely by detail gathered from the Classics and archæological research, but also by descriptions taken from Greek scenery as it is to-day.
In short, the book is intended to give to general readers and to all who are interested in Greece and its history a clear and vivid picture of Hellenic life and culture in the Great Age of Pericles.
LIGHT AND SHADE IN WAR.
By Capt. MALCOLM ROSS,
War Correspondent with the New Zealand Forces.
Author of “A Climber in New Zealand,” etc.
AND
NOEL ROSS
of “The Times” Literary Staff
(Lately Lance-Corporal with the Anzacs, and Lieut. Territorial Artillery).