The History of Herodotus — Volume 1
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If a new translation of Herodotus does not justify itself, it will hardly be justified in a preface; therefore the question whether it was needed may be left here without discussion. The aim of the translator has been above all things faithfulness—faithfulness to the manner of expression and to the structure of sentences, as well as to the meaning of the Author. At the same time it is conceived that the freedom and v…
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- AuthorHerodotus
- SourceProject Gutenberg #2707
- Length161,108 words · 10h 44m of reading
- Chapters3
- DictionaryNot yet generated
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
3 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01VOLUME I.
- 02PREPARER'S NOTE
- 03PREFACE
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