Prefatory note Abbreviations ALCIPHRON Introduction General The Date of Alciphron Manuscripts The Growth of the Corpus The Present Edition and its Dependence on the Editions of Schepers Bibliography Sigla THE LETTERS Book I Letters of Fishermen Book II Letters of Farmers Book III Letters of Parasites Book IV Letters of Courtesans Index of proper names Greek index AELIAN Introduction General Manuscripts Bibliography Sigla THE LETTERS Index of proper names Greek index PHILOSTRATUS Introduction The Philostrati and their works The Authenticity of the Letters Manuscripts The Growth of the corpus The Present Edition and its dependence on the editions of Kayser Bibliography Sigla THE LETTERS Index of proper names Greek index