Aubrey de Sélincourt

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Aubrey de Sélincourt


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
June 07, 1894

Died
December 20, 1962


Aubrey de Sélincourt was an English writer, classical scholar and translator. He was also a keen sailor. He had over 24 books credited to his authorship, but is chiefly remembered for his translations (all for Penguin Classics) of Livy's The Early History of Rome (Books I to V) and The War with Hannibal (Books XXI to XXX), Herodotus's Histories, and Arrian's The Campaigns of Alexander. ...more

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The World of Herodotus

4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1962 — 15 editions
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Odysseus the Wanderer

4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions
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Family Afloat

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Book of the Sea

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Six Great Englishmen

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Nansen

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Cat's Cradle

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Six great playwrights: Soph...

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On Reading Poetry

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“Religious ceremonial nowadays provides less opportunity for bad language and sexual symbolism.”
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