ALFRED THE GREAT

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED

LONDON. BOMBAY CALCUT TA

MELBOURNE

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

NEW YORK • BOSTON CHICAGO

DALLAS. SAN FRANCISCO

THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD.

TORONTO

With Portraits, Maps, and other Illustrations,

and an Introduction by

F S. MARVIN, M.A.

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON