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Hellenism and Empire: Language, Classicism, and Power in the Greek World, AD 50-250 by Simon Swain
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Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion
Jane Ellen Harrison - 1903
In Harrison's preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J. G. Frazer's work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who write on ancient myth or ritual are bound to say the same about Harrison. Her essential ideas, best developed and most clearly put in the Prolegomena, have never been eclipsed.
Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language
Samuel Johnson - 2004
You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.