YOUNGER FICTION
Gerrard, Roy

The Roman Twins

(2) 1-3 A tale of ancient Rome is illustrated with Gerrard's trademark shortened-and-distorted figures and narrated in simple, bouncy verse. Two slave children run away from their cruel master, and after many vicissitudes, they win a chariot race and practically single-handedly save Rome from an invasion by the Ostrogoths. The charm of the whole absurd conception is only accentuated by the ridiculous, squat figures and the rather tatty rhymes.

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