Beowulf

ISBN-10
1796934313
ISBN-13
9781796934311
Series
Beowulf
Pages
108
Language
English
Published
2019-04-04
Author
J. Hall

Description

Complete Unabridged Beautiful Beowulf, written by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet over 1000 years ago, is widely considered to be among the most important literary works of all time. It is presented here in beautiful verse translation by J. Lesslie Hall. Enjoy it again or for the very first time in this stylish new paperback edition.

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