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Alfred J. Church


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London, England, The United Kingdom
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Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was an English classical scholar. He was born in London and was educated at King's College London, and Lincoln College, Oxford, he took holy orders and was an assistant-master at Merchant Taylors' School for many years. From 1880 until 1888 he was professor of Latin at University College, London. While at University College in partnership with William Jackson Brodribb, he translated Tacitus and edited Pliny's Letters (Epistulae). Church also wrote a number of stories in English re-telling of classical tales and legends for young people (Stories from Virgil, Stories from Homer, etc. ). He also wrote much Latin and English verse, and in 1908 published his Memories of Men and Books. Other works include: Stories o ...more

Average rating: 3.95 · 1,996 ratings · 197 reviews · 383 distinct works • Similar authors
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls

3.90 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 1908 — 55 editions
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The Iliad for Boys and Girls

4.03 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1891 — 43 editions
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The Odyssey

4.03 avg rating — 116 ratings
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The Odyssey for Boys and Girls

4.15 avg rating — 98 ratings — 56 editions
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The Story of the Odyssey

3.76 avg rating — 89 ratings — 21 editions
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The Iliad and the Odyssey o...

4.07 avg rating — 61 ratings — 13 editions
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Roman life in the days of C...

3.62 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1884 — 89 editions
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3.69 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1881 — 51 editions
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A Young Macedonian In The A...

3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1890 — 51 editions
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Stories From Livy

3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1883 — 101 editions
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“lord”
― Alfred J. Church, The Iliad for Boys and Girls

“So”
― Alfred J. Church, The Story of the Odyssey

“not let me put my hand in yours and speak with you face to face?" Then he went on towards the city, and Achates with him. But no one could see them, for Venus covered them with a mist lest any should stop them”
― Alfred J. Church, The Aeneid for Boys and Girls

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