Sir John Edwin Sandys

This biography of Sir John Edwin Sandys covers his life and work as a Classical scholar. It includes excerpts from his correspondence and diaries, which will be of interest to anyone with an interest in his legacy and the history of classical scholarship.

Sir John Edwin Sandys (1844-1922) was a highly esteemed Classical scholar known primarily for his History of Classical Scholarship and editions of various Classical texts. This biography, first published in 1933 and written by fellow Classicist N. G. L. Hammond, reproduces some of Sandys' correspondence and the diaries he kept during his many voyages around the Mediterranean. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Sandys' legacy and the history of classical scholarship.