The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry
Of all the translations the highest is Mr Waley's rendering of  The Book of Songsit is a triumph of poetry and scholarship. - The ObserverMr Waley is not only a scholar of immense learningnot only a translator of exquisite sensibility... he seems not only to give new life to what is old, but atually to make something new. - The Spectator--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.