ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Thomas Caldecot Chubb, internationally known author, scholar, and literary critic began his writing career while still a student at Yale with the publication of two books, one of which won him the Albert Stanborough Cook award for poetry, and a poem which won him the John Masefield Award. Since that time he has published a number of books which are outstanding for both scholarship and writing—among these his well-known biographyAretino: Scourge of Princes. Mr. Chubb’s interest in the Byzantines, awakened during his college days, has continued throughout his life.The Byzantines, his first book for young people, reflects his intimate knowledge of the subject.
World traveler, sportsman, and civic leader, Mr. Chubb lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and their three teen-age children.