Author:James Davies

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James Davies
(1820–1883)

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British classics master and translator; Head Master of Ludlow Grammar School and Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral; translated classical authors for Bohn's "Classical Library;" born James Banks

This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB9 by the initials "J. Da."

This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "J. Da."

Works[edit]

(Tr.) Alcestis by Euripides (1849)
(Tr.) The Idylls of Theocritus. Bion, and Moschus (1853) (external scan)
Nugae: The Solace of Rare Leisure (1854) (external scan)
(Tr.) The Works of Hesiod, Callimachus, and Theognis (1856) (external scan)
(Tr.) Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius (1857) (external scan)
(Tr.) The Fables of Babrius from the text of Lewis (1860) (external scan)
Hesiod, and Theognis (1873)
contributed volumes in Collins's Ancient Classics for English Readers

Contributions to EB1911[edit]

"Hesiod," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)

Works about Davies[edit]

"Davies, James," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Davies, Rev. James," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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Author:James Davies

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