Introduction to Old English

"In its references to web-sites and computer-links, An Introduction to Old English is very much a book of the twenty-first century; and many of its novel features - for example the chapter on the grammar of poetry, or the appendix on common spelling variants - will be extraordinarily helpful to teachers and students alike."
—Michael Lapidge, University of Notre Dame

"Baker's Introduction is the kind of book that students of Old English - and their teachers - have been waiting for for a long time."
—Hugh Magennis, Queen's University Belfast

"This is a truly outstanding textbook for today's student of Old English. Written in lucid and friendly prose, Baker brings the language to life in a manner that will inspire students."
—Elaine Treharne, University of Leicester

"Peter Baker's Introduction to Old English offers an innovative combination of the traditional and the cutting edge. Beginning with the basics of the language, the chapters proceed through intelligently paced levels so that by the end the user is reading the most sophisticated literature in Old English."
—Daniel G. Donoghue, Harvard University