The Editor's Introduction: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. L (in 51 volumes)

Eliot, Charles W. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1616401761 / ISBN 13: 9781616401764

Published by Cosimo Classics, 2010

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484 pages. 8.50x5.60x1.60 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Editor's Introduction: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. L (in 51 volumes)
• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616401761
• ISBN 13: 9781616401764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms

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Synopsis

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume L features Eliot's introduction, a reader's guide, and the complete indexes for the entire collection: an index to the first lines of every piece of verse, a general index, and a chronological index.