On the Shortness of Life
| Book | On the Shortness of Life |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, Penguin Group |
| Series | Penguin Great Ideas |
| Translated by | C. D. N. Costa |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | C. D. N. Costa |
| Editor | C. D. N. Costa |
| Cover Art by | Phil Baines |
| Typeset by | Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd |
| Printed by | Clays Ltd, St Ives plc |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 1997 |
| Pages / Font | 105 pages / Monotype Dante |
| Price | £3.99 |
| Barcode | 9 780141 018812 |
| ISBN | 0-141-01881-X |
| Other | Great Ideas 1 |
| Chapters | On the Shortness of Life Consolation to Helvia On Tranquillity of Mind |
| Notes | First published in "Dialogues and Letters" in Penguin Classics 1997 This selection first published in Penguin Books 2004 |
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