The Villa Ariadne

FIRST PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND IN 1973 AND NEVER previously issued in America,The Villa Ariadon is a poignant and exciting true-lif story blending archaeological history,military adventure,romance,and travel.
The Villa riadon-"perhaps the most beautiful villa in Crete"-was built in 1906 by him during his excavations at Konssos.Later the Villa hosted visiting scholars；among them was a dashing young Englishman named John Pendlebury,who died a hero's death in defense of Crete during World WarⅡ.
Dilys Powell knew much of the Villa's remarkable history at first hand,and here she recounts that history,from Evans's days,to the Nazi takeover of Crete,and on into the post-war years.

作者简介：
DILYS POWELL(1901-1995)was the main film critic of The(London)Sunday Times from 1939 to 1796.She was perhaps best known in America as a panelish on the BBC radio program My Word.

Book Description
An exciting true-life story blending archaeological history, military adventure, romance, and travel.

From the Publisher
Built in 1906, The Villa Ariadne was used as living quarters by the great archaeologist, Sir Arthur Evans, during his excavations of Knossos, the fabled palace of King Minos on the island of Crete. Donated by Evans to the British Archaeological School in Athens, the Villa was home to many dashing young scholars during the 1920s and 30s; among them, John Pendlebury, who became a local legend thanks to his selfless participation in the defense of Crete when the island was invaded by the Nazis during World War Two. Dilys Powell had come to know the Villa and Pendlebury before the war; many years later she returned to Crete, and it was this trip that led her to trace the story of the Villa, from Evans1 days, to the Nazi take-over, and on into the postwar years.