Alfred the Great

This comprehensive collection includes <i>Asser's Life of Alfred</i> extracts from <i>The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle</i> and Alfred's own writings laws and will. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.