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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.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Anthologies (non-poetry)

• Full title: Editor's Introduction
• Subtitle: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. L (in 51 Volumes)
• Author: Charles W. Eliot
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 484
• EAN: 9781616401757
• ISBN: 9781616401757
• ID: 08806862
• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Weight: 608 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. May 2010

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