Alfred the Great (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Alfred Bowker (Editor)

Overview

This is an intriguing portrait of Alfred the Great (849-899), the most famous of the Saxon monarchs. The volume presents eight different writers—all prominent English men of letters—who examine the life and times of the King, with such chapters as “King Alfred as a Writer,” “English Law Before the Conquest,” and the excellent chapter, “King Alfred as Warrior,” by Charles Oman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411453333
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	04/26/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	608
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Alfred Bowker (born c. 1870) was the Mayor of Winchester, England, in 1900-1901—the place where King Alfred the Great died and is buried. Bowker was responsible for organizing the 1901 millenary celebrations of King Alfred the Great’s death.