The King Must Die
| Author | : Mary Renault |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 1958 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780099463528 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0099463520 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The King Must Die by : Mary Renault
Download or read book The King Must Die written by Mary Renault and published by Random House. This book was released on 1958 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Athens paid tribute to its Cretan overlord each year by sending the finest of its sons and daughters to Crete each year to be trained for "bull-dancing", a sport that cost the Athenian youths their lives. Theseus, prince of Athens, substitutes himself for one of the youths and sails out to meet his fate in the ring.
