I have, as usual, to thank all the officials of the Clarendon Press, especially my friend Mr. C. E. Doble, for the interest and care which they have bestowed upon the work; and I must also thank the Delegates for so kindly undertaking the publication of it. The help which I have received in reference to various points is acknowledged in the book itself.
For the map I am indebted to the skill of Mr. B. V. Darbishire.
In the Dedication I have tried to express the gratitude which I owe for the friendship and intellectual sympathy of some quarter of a century.
Finally I would record my great obligations to the electors to the Ford Lectureship for the distinguished honour which they did me in appointing me to the post without any solicitation on my part.
Corpus Christi College, Oxford,
March 10, 1902.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Dedication | [v] |
| Preface | [vii] |
| List of Abbreviations | [x] |
| Key to Names on Map | [xii] |
| Introductory | [1] |
| Lecture I. The Sources | [5] |
| Lecture II. The Sources (continued) | [31] |
| Lecture III. The Life of Alfred prior to his Accession to the Throne | [69] |
| Lecture IV. Alfred’s Campaigns against the Danes; Civil Administration | [97] |
| Lecture V. Civil Administration (continued); Education; Literary Works | [130] |
| Lecture VI. Literary Works (continued); Summary and Conclusion | [166] |
| Appendix. Sermon on the Death of Queen Victoria | [205] |
| Addenda | [214] |
| Index | [215] |
| Map of Alfred’s Campaigns | [To face p. 1] |