Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

Contents: Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents. + - All 20 volumes of the 'Harvard Classics Shelf Of Fiction' Each volume is also available separ...

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Contents: Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard C...

The Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes is an expansive anthology that masterfully encapsulates the enduring themes of human thought, creativity, and inquiry. From the philosophical musings of Plato and Descartes to the emotive literature of Shakespeare and Goethe, this collection offers a panoramic view of the intellectual landscape from antiquity to the modern era. The selection spans diverse literary styles, including epic poetry, philosophical treaties, dramatic masterpi...

What can a clever fox, a proud lion, or a determined tortoise teach us about life? Aesop's Fables is one of the world's most enduring collections of short moral tales. Through memorable stories featuring animals, people, and fantastical characters, Aesop explores universal aspects of human nature and delivers simple lessons that remain meaningful across generations. From the clever Fox and the Grapes to the determined Tortoise and the Hare, these stories explore themes of wisdom, honesty, ...

Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes encompasses an extensive array of literary works, stretching across centuries and diverse cultures. From the foundational philosophies of ancient Greeks like Plato and Euripides to Renaissance masterpieces by Dante and Shakespeare, and the Enlightenment's transformative ideas from thinkers like Immanuel Kant and Voltaire, this anthology captures the evolution of human thought and expression. The collection offers a thematic tapestry that i...

The Ultimate Greek and Roman Mythology CollectionThis is the world’s best Greek and Roman Mythology collection available, including the most complete set of all the ancient Greek and Roman writer’s works plus many extra free bonus materials.The Most Complete Mythology Collection AvailableIn this irresistible, must-have collection you get All the Legendary Ancient Writers, such as Homer, Virgil and many more - All their plays, All th...

The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature gathers an extraordinary span of epic, drama, philosophy, essay, satire, fable, devotional writing, political reflection, and lyric poetry. Moving from classical antiquity through the Renaissance, Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Victorian moral criticism, it presents world literature as a continuing conversation about virtue, power, imagination, faith, reason, liberty, and human suffering. Its range includes tragic dr...

Aesop was probably a prisoner of war, sold into slavery in the early sixth century BC, who represented his masters in court and negotiations, and relied on animal stories to put across his key points. All these fables, full of humour, insight and savage wit, as well as many fascinating glimpses of ordinary life, have now been brought together for the first time in this definitive and fully annotated modern edition.

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted collection of Dr. Eliot: The Harvard Classics: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton, Browne V. 4: Poems by John Milton V. 5: R. W. Emerson V. 6: Poems by Robert Burns V. 7: St Augustine & Thomas á Kempis V. 8: Nine Greek Dramas V. 9: Cicero and Pliny V. 10: The Wealth of Nations V. 11: The Origin of Species V. 12: Plutarch's Lives V. 13: Æneid V. 14: Don Quixote V. 15: Bun...

Childhood Classics—Ultimate Collection gathers a vast transnational inheritance of children's literature: fairy tale, animal fantasy, nursery fable, quest romance, school story, moral parable, and adventure narrative. Its more than 1,400 selections range from compact folkloric wonders and comic absurdities to expansive voyages, tales of enchanted transformation, and humane stories of courage and companionship. Canonical fairy-tale traditions stand beside imaginative modern classics, reveal...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction. Content: The Harvard Classics: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton, Browne V. 4: John Milton V. 5: R. W. Emerson V. 6: Robert Burn...