The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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One of the best-known, most often quoted English classics. Edward FitzGeraldrsquo;s free translation of skeptical, hedonistic verse attributed to Omar Khayyaacute;m (1048ndash;1122), Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. Fifth edition incorporates FitzGeraldrsquo;s handwritten changes in the fourth edition, and is traditionally printed with the first edition. Notes explaining Persian names and unfamiliar terms.