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alFred the great<br />

849 – 899, anglo-saxon<br />

asser<br />

d. c. 908, anglo-saxon<br />

Alfred the Great<br />

Translated with an Introduction and Notes<br />

by Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge<br />

This comprehensive collection includes<br />

Asser’s Life of Alfred, extracts from<br />

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Alfred’s<br />

own writings, laws, and will.<br />

368 pp. 978-0-14-044409-4 $16.00<br />

horatio alger, jr.<br />

1832 – 1899, american<br />

Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward<br />

Edited with an Introduction by Carl Bode<br />

Alger’s characteristic theme of youths<br />

achieving the American dream through<br />

hard work, resistance to temptation, and<br />

goodwill is presented in these two tales<br />

that reflect nineteenth-century life.<br />

304 pp. 978-0-14-039033-9 $12.00<br />

MarCel allain<br />

1885 – 1970, French<br />

Pierre souvestre<br />

1874 – 1914, French<br />

Fantômas<br />

Introduction by John Ashbery<br />

In this deliciously sinister turn-of-thecentury<br />

tale, French evil genius and<br />

master of disguise Fantômas runs rampant<br />

through the city of Paris, committing<br />

appalling crimes that have Inspector<br />

Juve cleverly pursuing him, obsessed<br />

with bringing the demon mastermind to<br />

justice.<br />

304 pp. 978-0-14-310484-1 $14.00<br />

kingsley aMis<br />

1922 – 1995, english<br />

Lucky Jim<br />

Introduction by David Lodge<br />

This hilarious story of Jim Dixon’s<br />

adjustment to teaching in the stultifying<br />

world of the university was the first<br />

modern British novel to plumb the comic<br />

possibilities of academic life.<br />

256 pp. 978-0-14-018630-7 $14.00<br />

Mir aMMan<br />

late 17th cent. – early 18th cent., indian<br />

A Tale of Four Dervishes<br />

Translated with an Introduction by<br />

Mohammed Zakir<br />

Originally composed in the fourteenth<br />

century and made popular in 1803 by<br />

Mir Amman’s colloquial retelling, this<br />

wonder<strong>full</strong>y entertaining story paints a<br />

portrait of a magnificent landscape of<br />

courtly intrigue and romance, fairies and<br />

djinn, oriental gardens and lavish feasts.<br />

176 pp. 978-0-14-045518-2 $13.00<br />

aMMianus MarCellinus<br />

c. 330 – 395, Roman<br />

The Later Roman Empire<br />

(a.d. 354–378)<br />

Selected and Translated by<br />

Walter Hamilton with an Introduction and<br />

Notes by Andrew Wallace Hadrill<br />

Considered to be the last great Roman<br />

historian, Ammianus Marcellinus<br />

continues the histories of Tacitus,<br />

describing the reigns of the emperors<br />

Constantius, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian,<br />

and Valens.<br />

512 pp. 978-0-14-044406-3 $17.00<br />

<strong>Penguin</strong> ClassiCs 7

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