240 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Small hardcover, red cloth, black and gilt decor, all edges gilt, [viii] + 240 pages, pronunciation guide, appendix with short bios of Edwin Arnold and Buddha, extensive endnotes by Jeannette L. Hauser (Mrs. I. L. Hauser, author of The Orient and its People 1877) Also includes Arnold's short poems, "He and She" and "After Death in Arabia." ; Originally published 1879. This edition 1882. Sub-subtitle: "As Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist." Famed epic poem by British writer and newspaper editor who ran a school in India from 1856 to 1861.; Moderate wear, mainly t... View More...
