Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse

132 pp. Rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Color and black-and-white illustrations by Sarkis Katchadourian. Edward FitzGerald, (born March 31, 1809, Bredfield, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, Eng.—died June 14, 1883, Merton, Norfolk), English writer, best known for his Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, which, though it is a very free adaptation and selection from the Persian poet's verses, stands on its own as a classic of English literature. It is one of the most frequently quoted of lyric poems, and many of its phrases, such as “A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou” and “The moving finger writes,” passed into common currency. - Britannica