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John Porter (5) (1939–)

Author of Anglo-Saxon Riddles

For other authors named John Porter, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by John Porter

Anglo-Saxon Riddles (1995) 41 copies, 1 review
The Ruin 3 copies
The Dream of the Rood. — Translator — 1 copy

Associated Works

The Confederates (1976) — some editions — 17 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1939-04-18
Gender
male
Nationality
England
Associated Place (for map)
England

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Reviews

1 review
A very passable, if somewhat archaic, translation of the the riddles from the Exeter Book. Dinged a bit due to a lack of notes or original text, and only simple one word answers (some of which were, uh, suspect). Worthy on the shelf nonetheless.
½

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Rating
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ISBNs
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