In this new edition the additional fragments contained in the appendix of the 2nd edition are incorporated into the main text, and some further discoveries have been included. The result is an accurate reading of Hesiod's works.

In this new and third edition, the additional fragments contained in the appendix of the second edition have been incorporated in the main text. Some further discoveries have been included, and reference has been made to the results of recent research on the relative placing of certain papyrus fragments. The index of names has been brought up to date.