Project Gutenberg 2008-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 125 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The last of the legions -- The last galley -- Through the veil -- The coming of the Huns -- The contest -- The first cargo -- An iconoclast -- Giant Maximin -- The red star -- The silver mirror -- The homecoming -- A point of contact -- The centurion. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of historical fiction stories written in the early 20th century. The stories explore themes of Roman Britain, showcasing the struggles and tensions as the Roman legions withdraw and the internal and external conflicts of British tribes arise. The tales blend history with rich characterizations, allowing for powerful narratives that bring the distant past to life. The opening of "The Last of the Legions" introduces us to Pontus, the Roman viceroy of Britain, who faces the dire news of the Emperor's orders to withdraw all legions from the island due to growing threats from barbarian tribes. As he consults with Licinius Crassus, the head of the military, they reflect on the consequences of this abandonment for the Britons, who are left vulnerable to both internal and external strife. The British leaders—Celticus, Caradoc, and Regnus—plead to retain Roman protection, emphasizing their fears about a return to lawlessness. The narrative establishes a tense atmosphere, highlighting the complexity and consequence of the power dynamics at play, setting the stage for dramatic shifts to unfold as the Roman influence wanes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, English Adventure stories, English Historical fiction, English PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 283980 283992 2024-10-11T09:00:45.634845 2023-09-11T11:29:39.024266 text/html text/html 284944 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 196901 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285819 2024-10-11T09:00:57.384255 application/epub+zip 286260 2024-10-11T09:00:50.498256 application/epub+zip 177216 2024-10-11T09:00:48.294268 application/epub+zip 497953 2024-10-11T09:01:00.851204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466812 2024-10-11T09:00:56.424238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342390 2022-09-12T08:15:49.295869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258358 2024-10-11T09:00:45.003849 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258180 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 101941 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 258170 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101940 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258213 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101914 2021-01-03T22:03:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23801 2024-10-11T09:01:00.993209 application/rdf+xml 19324 2024-10-11T09:00:49.193300 image/jpeg 4422 2024-10-11T09:00:48.589277 image/jpeg 276354 2024-10-11T09:00:45.667800 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia