October 17, 2012

Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles

Posted at 1:23 pm in Elgin Marbles

Graham Bishop has just released the latest in his series of Commissaire Pierre Rousseau Mysteries, called Return to the Parthenon. Much of the story is based around the marbles, that were lost at sea in the wreck of the Mentor off the coast of Kythera

It is available to buy as an e-book from Amazon. You can read the first chapter on the author’s website.

From:
Amazon

Return to the Parthenon (Commissaire Pierre Rousseau Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]
Graham Bishop

When HMS Mentor sank off the island of Kythira in 1802, 17 crates of sculptures prized off the Parthenon on the orders of Lord Elgin went to the bottom of the sea. Later they were all salvaged and taken to England. Or were they? Did the islanders save some of the sculptures themselves and conceal them on the island before the salvagers arrived? Why is an Italian diving team now searching the wreck? Pierre Rousseau and his Greek colleagues become involved in investigating what could be the find of the century. Returning lost scuptures to the Acropolis Museum in Athens would create a sensation. Or is all just a hoax to attract more tourists to the island?

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  1. reneduterroil said,

    10.17.12 at 1:29 pm

    RT @elginism: Blog post: Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles by @gmb33540 http://t.co/bMbJCEWO

  2. grhluna25 said,

    10.17.12 at 4:02 pm

    RT @elginism: Blog post: Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles by @gmb33540 http://t.co/bMbJCEWO

  3. keridouglas said,

    10.17.12 at 4:03 pm

    RT @elginism: Blog post: Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles by @gmb33540 http://t.co/bMbJCEWO

  4. keridouglas said,

    10.17.12 at 4:04 pm

    @elginism @gmb33540 @grhluna25 Looks like a great mystery novel – Return to the Parthenon. Thanks for sharing!

  5. quinnkl said,

    10.17.12 at 4:21 pm

    RT @elginism: Blog post: Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles by @gmb33540 http://t.co/bMbJCEWO

  6. Nihil_Novi_Net said,

    10.17.12 at 4:59 pm

    Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles » Elginism http://t.co/FHE5leUz

  7. gmb33540 said,

    10.18.12 at 8:33 am

    @keridouglas @elginism @grhluna25 Thanks for RTs hope the plot grabs you. Maybe it is true!

  8. zennrr said,

    10.20.12 at 2:09 pm

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  9. NikSfikas said,

    10.20.12 at 2:49 pm

    bring them back RT @zennrr: Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles » Elginism http://t.co/lhl7UPMN

  10. karavkon said,

    10.20.12 at 3:01 pm

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  11. grhluna25 said,

    10.20.12 at 3:04 pm

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  12. silver_menehuni said,

    10.20.12 at 9:49 pm

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  13. bretonauthor said,

    10.20.12 at 9:49 pm

    RT @NikSfikas: bring them back RT @zennrr: Return to the Parthenon – a new fiction book about the Parthenon Marbles » Elginism http://t.co/lhl7UPMN

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