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Early English classics in Contemporary English Editions.
Many of the most influential English books ever written have their origin in an unrecognisable dialect. Some have no translations whatsoever, while others have only translations from distant times. Our groundbreaking Contemporary English Editions revive these early English classics by bringing them into a language we recognise today.
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More than a Utopia
New Atlantis (1626) is a utopian novel about scientific enlightenment in the Early Modern world. The book was written by Sir Francis Bacon, a senior statesman under King James I, and published after his death. It is a travel narrative describing an undocumented island called Bensalem and the group of European sailors who are forced to land there…
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