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Edward Fitzgerald (trans.) : Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The

'Brooks loved literature, and during their long walks together he introduced Willie to the most important contemporary English writers: the theological works of Cardinal Newman, the witty novels of George Meredith, the "Imaginary Portraits" of Pater, the rapturous poetry of Swinburne and Fitzgerald's sensual translation of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam".'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: John Ellingham Brooks      Print: Book

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