The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose
Author : Henry Cabot Lodge
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Page : 298 pages
File Size : 21,75 MB
Release : 1909
Category : American literature
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Author : Henry Cabot Lodge
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 21,75 MB
Release : 1909
Category : American literature
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Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 38,15 MB
Release : 2018-06-28
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ISBN : 9781721930258
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose Various Authors There is no need for me to speak about myself, and yet that is the privilege of old age, and conceded to my time of life. Do you see how, in Homer, Nestor very often proclaims his own virtues? for he was now living in the third generation of men; nor had he occasion to fear lest, when stating the truth about himself, he should appear either too arrogant or too talkative; for, as Homer says, from his tongue speech flowed sweeter than honey; for which charm he stood in need of no strength of body; and yet the famous chief of Greece nowhere wishes to have ten men like Ajax, but like Nestor; and he does not doubt if that should happen, Troy would in a short time perish. But I return to myself. I am in my eighty-fourth year. In truth I should like to be able to make the same boast that Cyrus did; but one thing I can say, that altho I have not, to be sure, that strength which I had either as a soldier in the Punic war or as questor in the same war, or as Consul in Spain, or, four years afterward, wh We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author : W. John Campbell
Publisher : Metro Publishing, Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 2000
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9781586632045
Provides a list of one hundred world classics, offering information on plot, characters, main themes, symbolism, and composition for each book.
Author : Henry Fielding
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Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,28 MB
Release : 1836
Category : England
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Author : Henry James
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0199536171
The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.
Author : Henry Eliot
Publisher : Random House
Page : 1904 pages
File Size : 41,47 MB
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0141990937
**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year** The Penguin Classics Book is a reader's companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world. Spanning 4,000 years from the legends of Ancient Mesopotamia to the poetry of the First World War, with Greek tragedies, Icelandic sagas, Japanese epics and much more in between, it encompasses 500 authors and 1,200 books, bringing these to life with lively descriptions, literary connections and beautiful cover designs.
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192804650
"First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman reveals himself to be John Hatteras, and his lifelong obsession, the Pole. Despite experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by his crew, Hatteras remains without resources at the coldest spot on earth. How can he find food and explore the Polar Sea? And what will he find at the top of the world?"--Back cover.
Author : Galen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 12,68 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
Galen (AD 129-99), researcher and scholar, surgeon and philosopher, logician, herbalist and personal physician to the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was the most influential and multi-faceted medical author of antiquity. This is the first major selection in English of Galen's work, functioning as an essential introduction to his "medical philosophy" and including the first-ever translations of several major works. A detailed Introduction presents a vivid insight into medical practice as well as intellectual and everyday life in ancient Rome.
Author : Henry Cabot Lodge
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Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Literature
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Author : Percy Bysshe Shelley
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,10 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9780192813749