p. cm. Summary: "A collection of five historical novels written in the form of journals by the Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos, Christ, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, and Lincoln, integrating their thought, writings, and the testimony of others"--Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-6151-4120-6 1. Sappho--Diaries--Fiction. 2. Jesus Christ--Diaries--Fiction. 3. Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519--Diaries--Fiction.4. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616-- Diaries--Fiction. 5. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Diaries--Fiction. I. Bartlett, Steven J. II. Title. Vinci, 1452-1519--Diaries--Fiction. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616-- PS3602.A8396V65 2006 813'.6--dc22 2006030830 Voices from the Past Voices from the Past CONTENTS CONTENTS