Book Description

Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot 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." The interior of this book is a facsimile reproduction of the 1909 edition. For other books in this series and books of similar interest search with the keyword hcbooks. Volume 27 contains essays from 17 English authors: Sir Philip Sidney Ben Jonson Abraham Cowley Joseph Addison Sir Richard Steele Jonathan Swift Daniel Defoe Samuel Johnson David Hume Sydney Smith Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Hazlitt Leigh Hunt Charles Lamb Thomas De Quincey Percy Bysshe Shelley Thomas Babington Macaulay