XIV. Some Historical Doubts relating to the Biographer Asser. By Thomas Wright, Esq. M.A., F.S.A. in a Letter to Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.R.S., Secretary
In using Asser's Life of King Alfred as the ground-work of a biographical sketeh of that Monarch, some doubts have arisen in my mind as to the authenticity and character of that well-known work, which I take the liberty of laying before the Society of Antiquaries. It is an important question, because it affects one of the most interesting periods of our national history; and I hope that these observations may lead to a more thorough investigation of the question by those who are better capable of deciding than myself. It will be had in mind that the book in question purports to be a life of King Alfred, written in the 45th year of his age (i. e. A.D. 893 or 894), by his intimate friend Bishop Asser.
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