The Editor's Introduction: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. L (in 51 Volumes) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781616401764)

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.

Author: Charles W. Eliot
ISBN-10: 1616401761
ISBN-13: 9781616401764
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 484
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.25d