Besant set out in this 1901 novel to bring the life of the great King Alfred not just to the well-educated, but also to the masses. The
New York Times said the work ‘presents a clear picture of Alfred’s environment and childhood, his education, his wars and victories.’
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About the author
Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) was a prolific English novelist and historian. With author James Rice, he wrote a number of successful novels, of which Golden Butterfly (1876) is the best known. Of his solo works, the best remembered are Dorothy Forster (1884) and All in a Garden Fair (1886), a novel which Kipling claimed inspired him to become a writer.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 196 ● ISBN 9781411454040 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863862 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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