Hey, win this book.1939 Heritage Press edition of Beowulf (William Ellery Leonard translation). Illustrated (awesomely I might add) by Lynd Ward.
Just reply in the comments to enter, or let me know on Twitter or Facebook.
I will announce the winner tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 4th) at 3:00 PM EST.
Good luck, and sorry for that blurry photo.
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I took a class during undergrad where I got to read this in the original old English, tons of fun! :)
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ooo shiny!
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Always wanted to read the book, since the movie disappointed me so much!
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Fantastic illustrations!
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Amy
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I would love this! Hope it's me!
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Daniela
this is amazing. hope I'm not entering too late. ;)
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I guess no one in that school was interested in reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
I'd like to win it for a friend named Beowulf!
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Wait... you have a friend named Beowulf?
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