Although Bombax Press typically includes both indices and dictionaries for Latin novellas, Astronomia: Fabula Planetarum differs from this precedent. Astronomia contains an Index Verborum, which contains all the words used in the novella. It lists all verb forms separately, but it groups together the nouns and adjectival forms of the word. The Index Verborum provides readers with the opportunity to look up any word form that is unfamiliar.
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Atrox Caedes: A Latin Novella
In Atrox Caedes: A Latin Novella, Merula finds her younger sister Catula endlessly annoying. Since the death of their mother, they only seem to be able to fight. After another pointless fight, Catula storms out of the house… and doesn’t return home when a riot breaks out on the streets of Pompeii. Merula is afraid but ventures out to search for her missing sister. Amid the atrocious slaughter, Merula will find the strength to save her family and heal its fractures.
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Sample for Cerberus Canis Monstruosus
Cerberus Canis Monstruosus is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Cerberus Canis Monstruosus contains the entire first chapter, including the artwork. The novella is about 5,200 words long and contains 159 unique words. Of those 159 unique words, 14 are proper nouns, 12 are glossed, and 20 are clear cognates, like animāl and dēfendere. With proper names, glossed words, and clear cognates removed, students need a working vocabulary of 113 words to read this novella. The complete dictionary, though not the Index Verborum, is available here. More detailed information beyond the first chapter of the novella is available here.
