From the cover ofVoices from the Past:

From the cover of

 

Voices from the Past:

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

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

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

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

James Michener

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

Charles Poore

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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.”

Grace Flandrau

James Purdy, novelist: “An important writer... I find great pleasure in his work. Really beautiful and distinguished.”

James Purdy, 

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

Alice S. Morris

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

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