This brief (140 pages) 1935 biography of Alfred the Great touches on the key points in his life including the myths surrounding him along with the battles fought against the "Danes," although it doesn't go into too much depth on any of the topics. It's a well written and enjoyable read that is part of the Great Lives series published by Duckworth. The copy I have (borrowed from the PSU library) doesn't have a dust jacket (it may not have been published with one) and was bound in a faded red cover. It didn't have any illustrations, so I borrowed a free image of a statue of Alfred the Great that I found online. The book contains a chronology of key dates in Alfred's life and reign along with a very brief bibliography (with only five entries), but no index.
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