Part of the fabulous new hardback library of 24 Evelyn Waugh books, publishing in chronological order over the coming year.
The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. Her life coincided with one of the great turning-points of history: the recognition of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Empire. The enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial Rome combine to give Evelyn Waugh the theme for one of his most arresting and memorable novels.
- ISBN10 0141193506
- ISBN13 9780141193502
- Publish Date 1 December 2011
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Penguin Classics
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English