Characters

by Theophrastus  ·  translated by Julian Morrow

A new English translation, made directly from the original language.

Thirty comic sketches of people you already know: the flatterer, the cheapskate, the man who will not stop talking. Aristotle's successor invented the character study — and it is still funny. Fresh from the Greek.

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This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Julian Morrow / Lucilius Press — all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.