Medieval and Modern Greek

To speakers of Modern Greek the Homeric poems of the seventh century B.C. are not a foreign language. The Greek language has enjoyed a continuous tradition from earliest times until now. This book traces its history from the immediately post-classical or Hellenistic period to the present day. The aim is both to analyse the changing structure of a language stabilised by a peculiarly long and continuous literary tradition, and to show how changing historical circumstances are reflected, in the development of the language. In particular the historical roots of Modern Greek internal bilingualism are traced.
The questions treated will be of interest not only to students of Greek but also to students of linguistics.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Other Poems / Every Boy's Library by Robert Browning
Hamelin Town's in Brunswick,
By famous Hanover city;
The river Weser, deep and wide,
Washes its wall on the southern side;
A pleasanter spot you never spied;
But, when begins my ditty,
Almost five hundred years ago,
To see the townsfolk suffer so
From vermin, was a pity.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
"'Leave to go and see my wife, whom I call the Belle Aurore'"
"I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three"
"A rider bound on bound full galloping, nor bridle drew until he reached the mound"
"Hair, such a wonder of flix and floss"
"And full in the face of its owner flung the glove"
CONTENTS.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Hervé Riel
Cavalier Tunes
"How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix"
Through the Metidja to Abd-el-kadr
Incident of the French Camp
Clive
Muléykeh
Tray
A Tale
Gold Hair
Donald
The Glove