World's Renowned Authors
Author : Henry Davenport Northrop
Publisher :
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 1902
Category : American literature
ISBN :
Library of the World's Best Literature: Dictionary of authors
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 1898
Category :
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Book Description
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
Author : Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pinnacle of artistic expression, pointed the way to scientific discovery of enormous consequence, redirected beliefs about the nature of man, or forever altered the global political landscape. For each there is a historical overview, an analysis of the work's effect on our lives today and a lively discussion of the reasons for inclusion.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: Dictionary of authors
Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 12,68 MB
Release : 1897
Category : Anthologies
ISBN :
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A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol.XXXIII (Forty-Five Volumes); Schiller-Shakespeare
Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 18,65 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1605202304
Book Description
Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Highlights from Volume 33 include: . the poetry of Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller . the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer . the biographies of Carl Schurz . excerpts from Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, The Lady of the Lake, and others . the philosophy of Seneca . the letters of Madame de Svign . excerpts from the plays of William Shakespeare . and much, much more.
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol. VI (Forty-Five Volumes); Brantome - Bulwer
Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 46,93 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1605201960
Book Description
Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Highlights from Volume 6 include: . speeches by John Bright . excerpts from the works of the Bront sisters . poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning . the writings of William Cullen Bryant and Edward Bulwer-Lytton . the nature writing of Francis Trevelyan Buckland . and much, much more.
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol.XXX (Forty-Five Volumes); Polybius-Read
Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 36,52 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 160520224X
Book Description
Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Highlights from Volume 30 include: . the writings of Alexander Pope . the histories of William Hickling Prescott . the poetry of Matthew Prior . the verse of Sextus Propertius . Provenal literature . the writings of Alexander Sergyevitch Pushkin . the oratory of Quintilian . the work of Franois Rabelais . the histories of Alfred Rambaud . and much, much more.
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol.XXXIV (Forty-Five Volumes); Shelley-Sophocles
Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 14,43 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1605202320
Book Description
Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Highlights from Volume 34 include: . the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley . excerpts from the plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan . the fiction of Henryk Sienkiewicz . the verse of Simonides of Ceos . the philosophy of Adam Smith . the writings of Tobias George Smollett . the philosophy of Socrates . the plays of Sophocles . and much, much more.
The World's Greatest Literature
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Literature
ISBN :
Book Description
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol.XLII (Forty-Five Volumes); Dictionary of Authors (A-J)
Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1605202487
Book Description
Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Volume 42 is Part One of a dictionary of authors-from Alexis Aar to Juvenal-that serves as a handy, condensed reference to the authors quoted in the first 40 volumes, as well as a guide to thousands more authors whose works are notable but not featured in this set.
