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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - cover

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Khayyam Omar

Publisher: Booklassic

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This is the first and most famous English translation of the The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. As a work of English literature FitzGerald's version of these poems, originally written in the Persian language, is a high point of the 19th century and has been greatly influential.
Available since: 06/22/2015.

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