The History of Herodotus, translated from the Greek. With notes. By the Rev. William Beloe.

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A very pleasant copy of the first edition of the second complete translation of Herodotus into English, following the work of Littlebury which had originally appeared in 1709. The translator, William Beloe (1758–1817), moved through various livings while producing poetry and translations from the Greek, then in 1803 obtained his dream job as an under-librarian at the British Museum - however, a few years later he was found negligent following a theft and sacked, leaving him bitter until the end of his life. Outside of his editing work (Beloe was assistant editor of the British Critic) this Herodotus was among his largest achievements: it was reprinted several times in the nineteenth century, including in America until Rawlinson's became the default.