The book has been preserved and republished in a modern format to ensure its significance is not forgotten. It has been carefully reformatted and retyped, providing a clear and readable text for both present and future generations. This effort highlights the enduring importance of the work throughout human history.
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.