The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation, Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism (as Told in Verse by an by Edwin Arnold

The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation, Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism (as Told in Verse by an

Edwin Arnold

252 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English poet and journalist. He lived in India during the 1857 massacre, then returned to England and became a journalist (and eventually editor-in-chief) for The Daily Telegraph. He was instrumental in sponsori...

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