Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam The Astronomer Poet Of Persia Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia My Dear Sir: As you know, the writer and Mr. Eben Francis Thompson, who preceded him as President of the Massachusetts Society Sons of the Revolution, have been interested for a long time in Oriental studies and particularly in the literature pertaining to Khayyam. Mr. Thompson is, as you know, the translator of Omar, his complete translation being the first and only English translation. We have cooperated lately in publishing a facsimile of the rare and famous first edition of Fitzgerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, today the most widely quoted and printed English poem. This curious volume was printed under Fitzgerald's own supervision. I take much pleasure in sending you a copy of the facsimile with our compliments. As Past Presidents of our Society we desire to have you share, in some slight measure, in the fruits of a "labor of love" in another Society. We rejoice, with you, that the "Sons of the Revolution" has grown so strong, brave, and vigorous, and has become so potent a force in the community in the promotion of patriotism and love of country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."