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The Satyricon, by Petronius Arbiter
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Title: The Satyricon
Author: Petronius Arbiter
Release Date: May, 2004 [EBook #5611] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on July 21, 2002]
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The Satyricon Petronius Arbiter
Translated by William Burnaby Introduction by C. K. Scott Moncrieff
ON READING PETRONIUS
AN OPEN LETTER TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
My dear --------,
On a bright afternoon in summer, when we stand on the high ground above Sa