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Regarded by many as the most comprehensive anthology of all time, ‘The Harvard Classics’ was first published in 1909 under the supervision of the Harvard president Charles W. Eliot. An esteemed academic, Eliot had argued that the elements of a liberal education could be gained by spending 15 minutes a day reading from a collection of books that could fit on a five-foot shelf. The publisher P. F. Collier challenged Eliot to make good on this statement and ‘Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf’ was the result. Eight years later Eliot added a further 20 volumes as a sub-collection titled ‘The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction’, offering some of the greatest novels and short stories of world literature. The exhaustive anthology of the ‘The Harvard Classics’ comprises every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject up to the twentieth century.  This comprehensive eBook presents the complete anthology, with Eliot’s original introductions, numerous illustrations, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to life and works of the authors featured in the anthology* All 51 volumes of ‘The Harvard Classics’* Eliot’s original concise introductions* Eliot’s general introduction to the anthology (Volume 50)* The complete 20 volume edition of ‘The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Major works include the original illustrations that accompanied the text* Easily locate the chapters and sections you want to read with individual contents tables* Precise arrangement of texts into the original anthology order* A veritable digital library comprised in a single eBook!Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see the full contents - too many titles to list fully here.

CONTENTS:Vol. 1: FRANKLIN, WOOLMAN, PENNVol. 2. PLATO, EPICTETUS, MARCUS AURELIUSVol. 3. BACON, MILTON’S PROSE, THOS. BROWNEVol. 4. COMPLETE POEMS IN ENGLISH, MILTONVol. 5. ESSAYS AND ENGLISH TRAITS, EMERSONVol. 6. POEMS AND SONGS, BURNSVol. 7. CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE, IMITATION OF CHRISTVol. 8. NINE GREEK DRAMASVol. 9. LETTERS AND TREATISES OF CICERO AND PLINYVol. 10. WEALTH OF NATIONS, ADAM SMITHVol. 11. ORIGIN OF SPECIES, DARWINVol. 12. PLUTARCH’S LIVESVol. 13. AENEID, VIRGILVol. 14. DON QUIXOTE, PART 1, CERVANTESVol. 15. PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, DONNE & HERBERT, BUNYAN, WALTONVol. 16. THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSVol. 17. FOLKLORE AND FABLE, AESOP, GRIMM, ANDERSONVol. 18. MODERN ENGLISH DRAMAVol. 19. FAUST, EGMONT, ETC. DOCTOR FAUSTUS, GOETHE, MARLOWEVol. 20. THE DIVINE COMEDY, DANTEVol. 21. I PROMESSI SPOSI, MANZONIVol. 22. THE ODYSSEY, HOMERVol. 23. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST, DANAVol. 24. ON THE SUBLIME, FRENCH REVOLUTION, ETC., BURKEVol. 25. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ETC., ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES, J.S. MILL, T. CARLYLEVol. 26. CONTINENTAL DRAMAVol. 27. ENGLISH ESSAYS: SIDNEY TO MACAULAYVol. 28. ESSAYS: ENGLISH AND AMERICANVol. 29. VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE, DARWINVol. 30. FARADAY, HELMHOLTZ, KELVIN, NEWCOMB, ETCVol. 31. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BENVENUTO CELLINIVol. 32. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYSVol. 33. VOYAGES AND TRAVELSVol. 34. FRENCH AND ENGLISH PHILOSOPHERSVol. 35. CHRONICLE AND ROMANCEVol. 36. MACHIAVELLI, MORE, LUTHERVol. 37. LOCKE, BERKELEY, HUMEVol. 38. HARVEY, JENNER, LISTER, PASTEURVol. 39. PREFACES AND PROLOGUESVol. 40. ENGLISH POETRY 1Vol. 41. ENGLISH POETRY 2Vol. 42. ENGLISH POETRY 3Vol. 43. AMERICAN HISTORICAL DOCUMENTSVol. 44. SACRED WRITINGS 1Vol. 45. SACRED WRITINGS 2Vol. 46. ELIZABETHAN DRAMA 1Vol. 47. ELIZABETHAN DRAMA 2Vol. 48. THOUGHTS AND MINOR WORKS, PASCALVol. 49. EPIC AND SAGAVol. 50. INTRODUCTION AND READER’S GUIDEVol. 51. LECTURESThe Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction20 Volumes: FIELDING to TURGENEV