- Paperback
- Publisher: Benediction Classics (2011)
- ASIN: B00467G354
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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These volumes contain digests of the great books. The following is from the introduction of Volume 1:
"In THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS an attempt has been made to effect a compendium of the world's best literature in a form that shall be at once accessible to every one and still faithful to its originals; or, in other words, it has been sought to allow the original author to tell his own story over again in his own language, but in the shortest possible space.
An important additional feature of the work is the brief, yet highly critical biographical and bibliographical note which accompanies every author "
These volumes might be called the "Cliff Notes" collection.
Volume 02
FICTION
BORROW, GEORGE
Lavengro
Romany Rye
BRADDON, M.E.
Lady Audley's Secret
BRADLEY, EDWARD ("COTHBERT BEDE")
Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE
Jane Eyre
Shirley
Villette
BRONTË, EMILY
Wuthering Heights
BUCHANAN, ROBERT
Shadow of the Sword
BUNYAN, JOHN
Holy War
Pilgrim's Progress
BURNEY, FANNY
Evelina
CARLETON, WILLIAM
The Black Prophet
CARROLL, LEWIS
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
CERVANTES
Don Quixote
CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON
Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man
CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE
Atala
CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR
Samuel Brohl & Co.
COLLINS, WILKIE
No Name
The Woman in White
CONWAY, HUGH
Called Back
COOPER, FENIMORE
Last of the Mohicans
The Spy
CRAIK, MRS.
John Halifax, Gentleman
CROLY, GEORGE
Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come
DANA, RICHARD HENRY
Two Years before the Mast
"In THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS an attempt has been made to effect a compendium of the world's best literature in a form that shall be at once accessible to every one and still faithful to its originals; or, in other words, it has been sought to allow the original author to tell his own story over again in his own language, but in the shortest possible space.
An important additional feature of the work is the brief, yet highly critical biographical and bibliographical note which accompanies every author "
These volumes might be called the "Cliff Notes" collection.
Volume 02
FICTION
BORROW, GEORGE
Lavengro
Romany Rye
BRADDON, M.E.
Lady Audley's Secret
BRADLEY, EDWARD ("COTHBERT BEDE")
Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
BRONTË, CHARLOTTE
Jane Eyre
Shirley
Villette
BRONTË, EMILY
Wuthering Heights
BUCHANAN, ROBERT
Shadow of the Sword
BUNYAN, JOHN
Holy War
Pilgrim's Progress
BURNEY, FANNY
Evelina
CARLETON, WILLIAM
The Black Prophet
CARROLL, LEWIS
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
CERVANTES
Don Quixote
CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON
Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man
CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE
Atala
CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR
Samuel Brohl & Co.
COLLINS, WILKIE
No Name
The Woman in White
CONWAY, HUGH
Called Back
COOPER, FENIMORE
Last of the Mohicans
The Spy
CRAIK, MRS.
John Halifax, Gentleman
CROLY, GEORGE
Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come
DANA, RICHARD HENRY
Two Years before the Mast
75 of 78 people found the following review helpful
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Can't believe some of the reviewers thought these volumes would contain all of the greastest books in their entirety, but these little samples are exactly what I wanted. If I like the sample, I can read the book...
17 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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I have several of this series and the titles all look identical on the Kindle Home Page. Have added my own notes to distinguish them, but some title editing by the publisher would be appreciated.
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