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The Plato Papers

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On ritual occasions Plato, the orator, summons the citizens of London to impart the ancient history of their city, dwelling particularly on the unhappy era of Mouldwarp (AD 1500-2300). He lectures on The Origin of Species by the nineteenth-century novelist Charles Dickens and on Sigmund Freud; whilst providing a glossary of twentieth century terms, and explaining such early myths of creation as 'super-string theory' and 'relativity'. But then he has a dream, or vision, or he goes on a real journey - opinions are divided - and enters a vast underground cavern, where citizens of Mouldwarp London still live. On his return, Plato shares his stories of this lost world, but his words spread consternation among his fellow citizens and they quickly put him on trial for corrupting the youth with his lies and fables.

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ISBN: 9780099289951
Publication date: 2nd March 2000
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 160 pages
Genres: Historical Fiction
Modern and Contemporary Fiction