Here in one volume are the collected chief works of the Victorian writer and poet, Edward FitzGerald, complete with original notes, prefaces, glossary and appendix. For the great majority of English readers, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam means only these particular translations, the first, second and fifth editions done so divinely well by FitzGerald, when the Victorian Age of Empire was at its height. Here also is his less well-known translation of the mystical Sufi allegory, Salaman and Absal, by the Persian scholar and poet, Jami, as well as FitzGerald's biographies of both Omar Khayyam and Jami. The Carrigboy Classics Series is a specially chosen series of books drawn from the very best of the World's classical literature. All of the Carrigboy Classics Series are professionally re-typeset for quality, consistency and clarity of presentation. A carrigboy classic title is simultaneously published in traditional print format as well as in the most popular eBook formats, all from the same, newly-set, original and unabridged source material. Carrigboy have been designing and typesetting historical and academic works for over twenty years, and in the Carrigboy Classics Series you can be assured of the highest professional standards, designed to ensure that the presentation does not obscure the content; that the format is immediately apparent, consistent and clear; and that the reading of a carrigboy classic is always a taken-for-granted pleasure."