From the coverof Voices from the Past:

In Voices from the Past, a daring group of fiveindependent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tourde force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the firsttime into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, thefamous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham Lincoln.Each novel appears here in its entirety within a single unique volume of 644pages beautifully illustrated by the author-artist.

Bartlett’s writing hasbeen praised by many leading authors, reviewers, and critics, among them:

James Michener, novelist: “I am muchtaken with Bartlett’s work and commend it highly.”

Charles Poore in The New York Times:“...believable characters who are stirred by intensely personal concerns.”

Grace Flandrau, author and historian:“...Characters and scenes are so right and living...it is so beautifully done,one finds oneself feeling it is not fiction but actually experienced fact.”

James Purdy, novelist: “An importantwriter... I find great pleasure in his work. Really beautiful anddistinguished.”

Alice S. Morris in Harper’s Bazaar:“He tells a haunting and beautiful story and manages to telescope, in abrilliantly leisurely way, a lifetime, a full and eventful lifetime.”

Russell Kirk, novelist: “The scenes are drawn with power. Bartlett is anaccomplished writer.”

Paul Engle in The Chicago Tribune: “...articulate,believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.”

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