The Scheme of Epicurus

London: Kegan, Paul, Trench , 1884.

A rendering into English verse of the unfinished poem of Lucretius, entitled "DE RERUM NATURA" ("The Nature of Things"). Small quarto (8 x 6.25 ins); pp [viii] + 348. Publisher's royal blue cloth, sides bright, spine somewhat dulled with bright gilt lettering and bands. Corner tips and spine ends a touch rubbed. Endpapers blotched with foxing, text pages with light marginal toning. With the bookplate of Lord Monkbretton, plus another later ownership label. A VG+ copy. Translation of Lucretius's didactic poem 'On The Nature of Things'. The poem is written in 7,400 dactylic hexameters divided into six books and explores Epicurean physics through poetic language and metaphors.John George Dodson, aka Baron Monk Bretton of Conyboro and Hurstpierpoint in the county of Sussex was a Liberal politician and Chairman of the London County Council 1929-30.