Daisy Dunn

Author, Historian and Critic

About Daisy

In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny

‘A delightful new biography…thoroughly recommended’ – The Sunday Times

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Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece & Rome

‘This anthology is hard to beat for big names’ – BBC History Magazine

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Homer: A Ladybird Expert Book

‘The Ladybird books have got a whole lot more highbrow – and a lot raunchier’ – The Oldie

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Dr Daisy Dunn is a writer, classicist and cultural critic. Her latest book, In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny, was published in paperback in August 2020.

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