The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
~1900s Dodge Publishing Company Edition with Edward Heron-Allen Essay and Edmund Gosse Poem

This Dodge Publishing Company edition has no date given, an illustration with an unknown artist, a lecture/essay from Edward Heron-Allen, and a poem called ‘The Rose from Omar’s Grave’ by Edmund Gosse. It contains the fourth edition text.

Update 12/2024: Updated title and slug to reflect new standards.

The Book Itself

The Poetry

History/Information Sourcing

Based on Dodge Publishing Company name/address history found on the The LUCILE Project, we can narrow down the year range to the 1903-1906 period. It must absolutely be after 1898 as that is seemingly when the ‘Some Side-Lights’ essay was lectured/published.