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  • Asser's Life of King Alfred

    by Asser ...
    Translated by Albert S. Cook ...
    Alfred the Great (848 - 899) was a king in West Saxon and then the first king of the Anglo-Saxons, king of Britain. He spent his early career fighting Viking invasions, until in 878 he won a decisive victory against them, and then personally oversaw the conversion of the Viking leader to Christianity. He left a legacy for being gracious, rational, peaceable, and generally working to improve the ... Read more

    $1.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alfred the Great

    Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources

    by Asser, Simon Keynes, Michael Lapidge ...
    Translated by Simon Keynes, Michael Lapidge ...
    Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's service and worked with him in his efforts to revive religion and learning in his kingdom, this life is among the earliest surviving royal biographies. It is an admiring account of King Alfred's life, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Life of King Alfred

    by Asser ...
    One of the most important sources of information on Alfred the Great (King of Wessex from 871 to 899) is Asser's "The Life of King Alfred". Asser was a Welsh monk who accepted a position in the court of King Alfred around 886. His work is both a translation of part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (for the years 851-887), as well as eyewitness accounts and opinions of Alfred's kingship. Although the ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Asser's Life of Alfred

    by John Asser ...
    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 ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Life of King Alfred

    by Asser, Bishop of Sherborne ...
    It the time of my twentieth birthday a very sad thing happened, my father died. His will read and executed made me comfortably fixed for the rest of my life. I decided to go east and look that part of the country over, and summarily took up my abode at an apartment hotel in Baltimore. I did not expect to stay there long, but an adventure plus inter- national complications changed my plans. I was ... Read more

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  • The Life of King Alfred by Asser (Delphi Classics)

    by Asser, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 7 - Medieval Library
    Asser was a late ninth century Welsh monk, who is chiefly remembered as the friend, counsellor and biographer of Alfred the Great. Composed in Latin, ‘The Life of King Alfred’ follows his career from birth to accession in 871, describing in detail Alfred’s reign and his wars. It provides a revealing account of one of the greatest medieval kings, who sought to revive religion and learning in his ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD

  • African Exodus

    Migration and the Future of Europe

    by Asfa-Wossen Asserate ...
    Translated by Peter Lewis ...
    In 2015, an unprecedented number of people from Africa and the Near East took flight and sought refuge in Europe. By the end of that year, some 1.8 million migrants had arrived in the EU, the vast majority having come across the Mediterranean. Since then, despite measures to host some of the people fleeing the Syrian war in Turkey and concurrent attempts to physically seal off some borders in ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • The Life of King Alfred

    by Bishop Asser of Sherborne ...
    Asser (d. 908/909) was a Welsh monk who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. After spending a year at Caerwent because of illness, Asser accepted. In 893 Asser wrote a biography of Alfred, called the Life of King Alfred. The manuscript survived to modern ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Life Of Alfred The Great (Unabridged)

    by ASSER ...
    Narrated by Blanca Stuckey ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 15 min

    A life of King Alfred of England originally composed in Latin, possibly sometime around 888 A.D. by the Monk and Bishop Asser, although some scholars contend that the work was actually composed much later by an unknown hand. ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD

  • King of Kings

    The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

    by Asfa-Wossen Asserate ...
    Translated by Peter Lewis ...
    Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. An early proponent of African unity and independence who claimed to be a descendant of King Solomon, he fought with the Allies against the Axis powers during World War II and was a messianic figure for the Jamaican Rastafarians. But the final years of his empire saw turmoil and revolution, and he was ultimately ... Read more

    $25.29 CAD

  • Asser's Life of King Alfred

    by John Asser ...
    Asser's Life of King Alfred is a significant historical text that provides a detailed account of the life and reign of King Alfred the Great, the ruler of Wessex. Written by Asser, a Welsh monk and scholar, the biography highlights Alfred's military strategies, his efforts in education, and his religious devotion. The work is not only a personal narrative but also serves as a vital source for ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mubarak Al-Sabah

    The Foundation of Kuwait

    by Souad M. Al-Sabah ...
    Translated by Laila Asser, John King ...
    Amidst political upheaval and the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the State of Kuwait emerged as an independent country under British protection in 1899, with Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah widely accredited as the instrument of its foundation. But the path to power for Mubarak was not a simple or smooth one. The author here presents an original perspective on the difficulties and controversies ... Read more

    $94.69 CAD