Valerius is an 1821 historical novel in three volumes by the Scottish writer John Gibson Lockhart, the first of four that he wrote.[1] Lockhart was the son-in-law of Walter Scott, and the work was seen as an attempt to imitate the style of his father-in-law's Waverley Novels. It is set in Ancient Rome, a historical period that Scott himself avoided writing about.[2] Valerius, the hero, converts to Christianity and has to flee to Britain to escape the persecution of the Emperor Trajan.[3]
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| Author | John Gibson Lockhart |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Blackwood |
Publication date | 1821 |
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- Aquino, Frederick D. & King Benjamin J. The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Baugh, Albert C (ed.) A Literary History of England Vol. 4. Routledge, 2004.
- Vance, Norman & Wallace, Jennifer (ed.) The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature, Volume 4. Oxford University Press, 2012.
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