Excerpt from The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great, Vol. 2: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century S. Jerome thanks Augustine, in his answer, for the dedication and for sending a copy of the book by so celebrated a man as Orosius, whom he gladly received, on account of his merits, as well as from the introduction of S. Augustine.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes...