{"product_id":"the-histories","title":"The Histories","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the great books in Western history and the very first work of non-fiction, in Tom Holland's compelling new translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Histories\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eof Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing new translation, by one of Britain's most admired young historians, allows all the drama and mysteriousness of this great book to be fully appreciated by modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45497573245151,"sku":"9780140455397","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9780140455397.jpg?v=1744081190","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/the-histories","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}