Download or read book The Story of King Alfred Classic Reprint written by Walter Besant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of King Alfred The Life of Alfred has been of late very much spoken Of by the Press it will be spoken of much more when, in the autumn of this year, the great millenary celebration of the king is held in his venerable capital of Winchester. This book is partly written with a'view to the right understanding of the celebration. The whole of the English-speaking race ought to understand why we hold this Function. I desire that all those who read the accounts in the papers of the Function may understand exactly what it means; what manner of man Alfred was; what kind of world he lived In; what he did, why we honour him; why, wherever our language Is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Life of King Alfred Classic Reprint written by Reinhold Pauli and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of King Alfred Neglect, he was actually showing his own leaning to the spirit which had caused it, by translating books from Latin into anglo-saxon. Nor must we. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History of King Alfred of England Classic Reprint written by Jacob Abbott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of King Alfred of England King alfred OF england is one of the noblest of the sovereigns upon whom History has conferred the title of The Great. At the very beginning of the world-encircling history of the anglo-saxon race looms his majestic figure. We see him through the mist of ten centuries hurling back the invaders of his country, giving peace to his realm, ruling it with consummate wisdom, laboring arduously at the translation and com position oi books that his subjects might receive the precious light of learning, codifying their laws that justice might prevail in the land, - in short, building up out of his broken little dominions a kingdom deg; tined to become the corner stone of the mighty British. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Writings of King Alfred D 901 Classic Reprint written by Frederic Harrison and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Writings of King Alfred, D. 901 After his personal Handbook of thoughts came Al fred's Laws} which we possess intact in several ver sions. This book for literary purposes is interesting only by its preface, evidently dictated by the King him self. Here we have in a sentence that spirit of order, of simplicity, of modesty, of self-control, of respect for public opinion, of reverence for the past time, and of solemn consideration of the times to come, which stamps the whole career of Alfred as ruler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book King Alfred s Books Classic Reprint written by King Of England Alfred and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from King Alfred's Books It is a very serious undertaking to produce a book which shall set forth to the English of the twentieth century the books which King Alfred translated or set others to translate from the Latin for his English subjects in the ninth century. Those books are in the early English of the ninth century, and so are not intelligible for the English of to-day. It is worth while to attempt to put their matter and their manner before the present generation of English-speaking folk, to whom the history and the personality of King Alfred, so far as they know it, has a romantic appeal. There have been two anniversaries in the memory of the older men now living, which have called special attention to the life and work of the King. The first was the thousandth anniversary of his birth, which came in 1849, the other the thousandth anniversary of his death, in 1901. On each of these occasions, a main part of the celebration centred round his literary work. In each case it was agreed that some publication should be undertaken, to inform and interest the English-speaking people of the time in the great things he did for the people of his far-off time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book King Alfred s Jewel Classic Reprint written by Katrina Trask and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from King Alfred's Jewel The first place in our list of authorities for the life of Alfred must be given to his own literary works. It is true that the evidence they furnish is mostly indirect, but it is for that very reason all the more secure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book King Alfred the Great written by Alfred P. Smyth and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier, statesman, and scholar, Alfred the Great was a fascinating and highly successful king, pushing back the Vikings to command what is now thought of as the heart of England as ruler of Wessex from 871-899. In this, the first major biography of King Alfred since 1902, his life, career and enduring legacy are given a radical new interpretation, putting into question most of our assumptions about this singular monarch. Alfred P. Smyth's portrait of King Alfred rejects the image of a neurotic and invalid king who supposedly remained a pious illiterate until he was almost 40. Instead, we are shown a man of remarkable energy and intelligence who took necessary steps to defend his people from the Norsemen. We see, too, a king who had been a scholar all his life and who used his great knowledge to bolster the powers of his own kingship. Smyth also provides a detailed examination of the much-disputed medieval biography of King Alfred, attributed to the King's tutor, Asser. Alfred Smyth argues that Asser's Life may, in fact, have been a late medieval forgery--a revelation with profound implications for our understanding of the whole of Anglo-Saxon history. Smyth's King Alfred also contains major studies on the writings of this gifted king, on the controversial charters of his reign, and on the origins of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. (Smyth shows this work to have been much more closely connected with the court of King Alfred than previously realized and suggests a new date for the completion of the earliest Alfredian section of the Chronicle.) A monumental and intriguing work of historical scholarship, King Alfred the Great will dramatically change the way we understand this early period of western civilization.

Download or read book God Save King Alfred Classic Reprint written by Edward Gilliat and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from God Save King AlfredNay! Not so fast! For the city of Win chester is inviting us even now to do homage to her king. She will atone for her old neglect in allowing Saint Alfred's ashes to be carted away from Hyde Abbey - for rubbish. Every Englishman, and every American too, regrets that untoward care lessness now.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book King Alfred s Anglo Saxon Version of the Compendious History of the World Classic Reprint written by Paulus Orosius and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-23 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of the Compendious History of the WorldTm: Facsxmnn of p 12, from the Lauderdale ms., faces p. 34 of English translation, and p 14 naturally follows 13.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Wulnoth the Wanderer written by H. Escott and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wulnoth the Wanderer: A Story of King Alfred of England The song of Wulnoth, the born thrall, who was called the Wanderer; the song of the nameless and the landless man who aided two kings to gain kingdoms. "The song of his friendship for Guthred the prince; the song of his wanderings to find his friend. The song of his perils and warrings, and of his slaying of Hungwar the Dane. The song of his friendship with Alfred the Bretwalda of the West Saxons, and of his love for Edgiva the Beautiful. The song of his turning to the Life Giver; the song of his last fight with Jarl Eric, on the field of the great slaughter. This is the song. "And this song did Gyso the Gleeman sing by command of Edward the King, the son of Alfred, that the name and the deeds of Wulnoth might not perish, but be remembered by all men." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Dragon and the Raven written by G. A. Henty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dragon and the Raven: Or the Days of King Alfred Tax Massscss AT Csormn, IV. Tan Invasion or Wnssn, V. A Drsorrmvxn band, Tan Saxon L'oar, Tn: Damon, Tn: Camera or ran Damon, A Parsons, X. Tm: Comr, XI. Tan lens or Armwrr, Foss Yams or Pnca, Tan Sims or paris, XIV. Ts: Rnrursn or m Nonsmmr, XV. Fumes ui Taouan. XVI. Farm, XVII. A Leno Cases, XVIII. Farm Discount), XIX. Urn-ran. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Asser s Life of King Alfred written by John Asser and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Asser's Life of King Alfred: Translated With Introduction and Notes The Proverbs of Alfred, ' Sir John Spelman, Lg'fe qf King Elfred the Great, p. 129. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Will of King Alfred written by King of England Alfred and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Will of King Alfred: Reprinted From the Oxford Ed of 1788; With a Preface, and Additional Notes On the personal character and exploits of the illustrious Alfred we shall not detain our readers by offering a single comment, although a more attractive and important subject for historical and biographical investigation does not exist. There are apparent anomalies both in the life and reign of this great King, which require much more minute and specific attention than they have yet received, but to which even a cursory reference would exceed the assigned limits of this prefatory address. - Nothing further will therefore be attempted, on the present occasion, than such general explanations as may tend to illustrate the highly interesting document of which the following pages offer an accurate reprint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great Vol 2 written by Alfred the Great and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great, Vol. 2: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century S. Jerome thanks Augustine, in his answer, for the dedication and for sending a copy of the book by so celebrated a man as Orosius, whom he gladly received, on account of his merits, as well as from the introduction of S. Augustine.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Asser s Life of King Alfred written by Albert S. Cook and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Asser's Life of King Alfred: Translated From the Text of Stevenson's Edition The issue of Stevenson's long and eagerly expected edition of Asser's Life of King Alfred has provided an opportunity to supply the ever increasing number of the great king's admirers with a more satisfactory rendering into English of this, perhaps the most precious document, notwithstanding all its faults, for the comprehension of his life and character. The authenticity of the Life was impugned by Thomas Wright in 1841, by Sir Henry Howorth in 187 6 - 7 7, and by an unknown writer in 1898, and it had become somewhat the fashion to regard it as a production of a later period, and therefore entitled to but little credence. The doubts as to its authenticity have been satisfactorily dispelled by the two eminent scholars who have most recently discussed the difficulties, Plummer and Stevenson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Alfred the Great Or the Patriot King written by James Sheridan Knowles and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Alfred the Great, or the Patriot King: An Historical Play, in Five Acts Which, once beheld, their helpless functions seize With ravishment, that leaves them but the power To gaze or listen, till no warning effort Of reason, or stronger will avails, to tear The charmed sense away! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book In the Days of Alfred the Great Classic Reprint written by Eva March Tappan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In the Days of Alfred the Great Little of the legendary, less of the miraculous, has obscured the fame of the real Alfred. His deeds are his own, great in themselves, greater in that they are the manifestation of the thought of a great mind: Efren in. 6' that: fierce light which beats upon a throne}? It: is; hard to find a flaw 1n the character of this 'n'aan who believed ln God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.