The World's Greatest Books - Volume 02 - Fiction [Kindle Edition]

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 389 KB
• Publisher: Public Domain Books (January 1, 2004)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000SN6I0A
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• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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319 of 334 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Digest of Classic Novels, March 2, 2009

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Mom of Three (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The World's Greatest Books - Volume 02 - Fiction (Kindle Edition)

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

68 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome., March 11, 2009

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L. Flake "misstexas2" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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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:

3.0 out of 5 stars Long titles need editing for Kindle, June 1, 2009

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William A. Baity "Still Bill" (Florida swamp) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World's Greatest Books - Volume 02 - Fiction (Kindle Edition)

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.