Editor |
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943 |
Editor |
Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander), 1871-1949 |
Title |
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction
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Note |
This volume contains short excerpts from or abridgements of literary works.
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Contents |
Edmond About: King of the mountains -- Harrison Ainsworth: Tower of London -- Hans Andersen: Improvisatore -- Apuleius: The golden ass -- Arabian Nights -- Aucassin And Nicolette -- Berthold Auerbach: On the Height -- Jane Austen: Sense and sensibility. Pride and prejudice. Northanger Abbey. Mansfield Park. Emma. Persuasion -- Honoré de Balzac: Eugénie Grandet. Old Goriot. Magic skin. Quest of the absolute. -- William Beckford: History of the Caliph Vathek -- Aphra Behn: Oroonoko -- Cyrano De Bergerac: Voyage to the moon -- Björnstjerne Björnson: Arne. In God's way -- William Black: Daughter of Heth -- R.D. Blackmore: Lorna Doone -- Boccaccio: Decameron.
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Credits |
E-text prepared by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
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Subject |
Fiction
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
10471 |
Release Date |
Dec 1, 2003 |
Most Recently Updated |
Dec 19, 2020 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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