The Complete Harvard Classics - All 51 Volumes in One Edition: The Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature - Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · Thomas Carlyle · Plato · René Descartes · Immanuel Kant · Charles Darwin · Martin Luther · Robert Louis Stevenson · William Shakespeare · Dante Alighieri · Euripides · Percy Bysshe Shelley · Charles Lamb · Henry David Thoreau · Samuel Johnson · John Stuart Mill · David Hume · Joseph Addison · John Locke · John Fletcher · Francis Beaumont · Leigh Hunt · Epictetus · Thomas De Quincey · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · Jonathan Swift · Christopher Marlowe · Jacob Grimm · Wilhelm Grimm · William Hazlitt · Marcus Tullius Cicero · Daniel Defoe · Aesop · Richard Henry Dana · John Dryden · Philip Massinger · Pedro Calderón de la Barca · John Ruskin · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Ernest Renan · Robert Burns · David Garrick · Ralph Waldo Emerson · John Webster · Izaak Walton · John Bunyan · James Russell Lowell · Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · Homer · Edmund Burke · Plutarch · Molière · Aeschylus · Michael Faraday · Sophocles · William Makepeace Thackeray · Benjamin Franklin · Pierre Corneille · Jean Racine · Voltaire · Robert Browning · Oliver Goldsmith · Thomas Dekker · John Milton · Aristophanes · Blaise Pascal · Virgil · Richard Brinsley Sheridan · Simon Newcomb · William Penn · Walter Bigges · Philip Sidney · Herodotus · Walter Raleigh · Francis Bacon · Giuseppe Mazzini · Francis Pretty · George Berkeley · Thomas Hobbes · Adam Smith · Alessandro Manzoni · Abraham Cowley · Michel de Montaigne · Ben Jonson · John Woolman · Benvenuto Cellini · Sydney Smith · Jean Froissart · William Henry Harrison · William Harvey · Marcus Aurelius · Hans Christian Andersen · Thomas Malory · George Gordon Byron · Thomas à Kempis · Richard Steele · Thomas Browne · Archibald Geikie · Thomas Babington Macaulay · Tacitus · William Roper · Hippocrates · Miguel de Cervantes · Thomas More · Friedrich von Schiller · Philip Nichols · Louis Pasteur · Joseph Lister · Jean Jacques Rousseau · Pliny the Younger · Edgar Alan Poe · Saint Augustine · Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz · Francis Drake · Edward Haies · Niccolo Machiavelli · Ambroise Paré · William A. Neilson

Dec 2023 · Good Press

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The Complete Harvard Classics - All 51 Volumes in One Edition represents an unparalleled assembly of the seminal works spanning across literature, philosophy, science, and history. This collection stands as a testament to the breadth and depth of human thought and creativity. From the dramatic eloquence of Shakespeare and the keen insights of Plato to the transformative theories of Darwin and the poignant reflections of Thoreau, this anthology traverses a vast landscape of literary styles and periods. It highlights the diversity of human thought, showcasing the enduring relevance of these works, and features pieces that have shaped the very fabric of Western culture, ensuring its stature as a cornerstone of scholarly collections. The contributors to this anthology, including figures such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill, represent a spectrum of intellectual giants whose works have ignited the flames of inquiry, revolutionized thought, and influenced countless generations. These authors' backgrounds, ranging from ancient philosophy to the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and beyond, offer a rich tapestry of cultural and historical contexts. The collective alignment of these varied voices with pivotal movements across literary history and philosophical thought illustrates a shared human endeavor to understand and articulate our place in the universe. This compendium is a must-have for any scholar, student, or enthusiast eager to explore the depths of human ingenuity and reflection. Offering a unique opportunity to engage with the minds that have profoundly shaped our world, The Complete Harvard Classics encourages a dialogue between different epochs, disciplines, and perspectives. Its educational value is immeasurable, providing readers with a comprehensive foundation in the humanities and a renewed appreciation for the dialogue across centuries that continues to inform and enrich our modern discourse.