Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature (Classic Reprint)

Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature (Classic Reprint)
Author: Jeannette Leonard Gilder
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2017-12-24
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780484600019
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Excerpt from Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature Y feet they are sore, and my limbs they weary; Long is the way, and the mountains are wild Soon will the twilight close moonless and dreary Over the path of the poor orphan child. Why did they send me so far and so lonely, Up where the moors spread and gray rocks are piled? Men are hard-hearted, and kind angels only Watch o'er the steps of a poor orphan child. Yet distant and soft the night-breeze is blowing, Clouds there are none, and clear stars beam mild God in His mercy protection is showing, Comfort and hope to the poor orphan child. Ev'n should I fall o'er the broken bridge passing, Or stray in the marshes, by false lights beguiled, Still will my Father, with promise and blessings, Take to His bosom the poor orphan child. There is a thought that for strength should avail me, Though both of shelter and kindred despoiled; Heaven is a home, and a rest will not fail me; God is a friend to the poor orphan child. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 19

Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 19
Author: Harry Thurston Peck
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2018-01-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9780483522282
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Excerpt from Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 19: The Great Authors of the World With Their Master Productions The origin of superstition above given affords us a clear reason for the fact that it comes to all men naturally, though some refer its rise to a dim notion of God, universal to man kind, and also tends to Show that it is no less inconsistent and variable than other mental hallucinations and emotional impulses, and further that it can only be maintained by hope, hatred, anger, and deceit Since it springs not from reason, but solely from the more powerful phases of emotion. Furthermore, we may readily understand how difficult it is to maintain in the same course men prone to every form of credulity. For as the mass of man kind remains always at about the same pitch of misery, it never assents long to any one remedy, but is always best pleased by a novelty which has not yet proved illusive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Greatest Classics of All Time

The Greatest Classics of All Time
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 28591
Release: 2023-12-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:
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The Greatest Classics of All Time is an unprecedented compilation that traverses boundaries, epochs, and geographies to present a tapestry of human thought and narrative brilliance. Encompassing a vast range of literary styles from the pre-eminent figures of Western and Eastern literature, this anthology affords readers an exceptional view into the diversity of human experience and expression. Among the collection are seminal works that have shaped the course of literary and philosophical thought, revealing the depth of human emotion, the complexities of societal structures, and the eternal questions that have engaged humanity. Every piece, carefully selected for its enduring impact and relevance, contributes to a dialogue spanning centuries, from ancient wisdom to modern existential reflections. The contributing authors and editors are giants in their own right, drawn from the pantheon of world literature across ages. From the critical realism of Dickens and Balzac to the existential musings of Dostoyevsky; from the transcendental optimism of Whitman to the sharp political insights of Machiavelli; and the mystical depths of Tagore, this collection represents a confluence of literary movements and cultural epochs. Each author's unique background, perspective, and historical context enriches the anthology, offering readers a panoramic view of humanity's intellectual heritage. This assembly elucidates the interconnectedness of literature with history, culture, and philosophy, embodying the diverse expressions of human civilization. The Greatest Classics of All Time is not merely a collection of texts; it is an invitation to embark on a journey through the epochs of human thought and feeling. It offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to engage with the masterworks of literature that have withstood the test of time, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the nuances of human experience. For scholars, students, and lovers of literature, this anthology promises a comprehensive educational experience, fostering a greater understanding of the world's literary and cultural traditions. It is a testament to the power of literature to cross boundaries, to challenge, and to enlighten, making it an essential addition to any collection.

Crowned Masterpieces of Literature That Have Advanced Civilization, Vol. 3 of 10

Crowned Masterpieces of Literature That Have Advanced Civilization, Vol. 3 of 10
Author: David Josiah Brewer
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780265416662
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Excerpt from Crowned Masterpieces of Literature That Have Advanced Civilization, Vol. 3 of 10: As Preserved and Presented by the World's Best Essays, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time The essay ou the Death of Goethe is notable among his best works because of the deep sincerity of the admiration it expresses and of the unforced simplicity of its style. This, its closing sentence, suggests what was to Carlyle the beginning of a new life, - a career of protracted struggle in which he was deliberately and resolutely to attempt to live the whole distracted existence of man in an age of unbelief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 17

Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 17
Author: Harry Thurston Peck
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 670
Release: 2018-01-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780483449787
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Excerpt from Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 17: The Great Authors of the World With Their Master Productions Living in a great commonwealth, surrounded by many enemies, he saw the wisdom of inuring his body (nature's own weapon) to warlike exercises, and disciplining his tongue for public oratory in a style conformable to his life and character. His eloquence, indeed, had not much of popular ornament, nor empty artifice, but there was in it great weight of sense it was strong and sententious, much after the way of Thucydides. He was five times consul, and in his first consulship had the honor of a triumph for the victory he gained over the Ligurians, whom be defeated in a set battle, and drove them to take shelter in the Alps, from whence they never after made any in road or depredation upon their neighbors. After this, Hannibal came into Italy, who, at his first entrance, having gained a great battle near the river Trebis, traversed all Tuscany with his victorious army, and, desolating the country round about, filled Rome itself with astonishment and terror. Besides the more common signs of thunder and lightning then happening, the report Of several unheard-oi and utterly strange portents much increased the popular consternation. Butthese prodigies had no effect upon the impetuous and fiery temper of the consul Flaminius, whose natural promptness had been much heightened by his late unexpected victory over the Gauls, when he fought them contrary to the order of the senate and the advice of his colleague. Fabius, on the other side, thought it not seasonable to engage with the enemy; not that he much regarded the prodigies, which he thought too strange to be easily understood, though many were alarmed by them but in regard that the Carthaginians were but few, and in want of money and supplies, be deemed it best not to meet in the field a general whose army had been tried in many encounters, and whose Object was a battle, but to send aid to their allies, con trol the movements of the various subject cities, and let the force and vigor of Hannibal waste away and expire, like a flame, for want of the aliment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Crowned Masterpieces of Literature That Have Advanced Civilization, Vol. 8 of 10

Crowned Masterpieces of Literature That Have Advanced Civilization, Vol. 8 of 10
Author: David J. Brewer
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2018-03-23
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780365422334
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Excerpt from Crowned Masterpieces of Literature That Have Advanced Civilization, Vol. 8 of 10: As Preserved and Presented by the World's Best Essays From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Three men, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, comprehended the whole intellectual movement of the eighteenth century, and exercised a visible and predominant influence on the develop ment of the Revolution; Montesquieu, on the ideas of the Con stituent Assembly; Rousseau, on the men of the Convention; Voltaire, on the beginnings of the movement and certain general tendencies that reappear intermittently to recall his name, and the indefatigable war he waged for fifty years against the tradi tions of the Church and the caprice of despotism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2

Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2
Author: Harry Thurston Peck
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2017-12-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780260568632
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Excerpt from Masterpieces of the World's Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2: The Great Authors of the World With Their Master Productions Arnold, matthew, an English poet and essayist, the son of Dr. Thomas Arnold of Rugby, born at Laleham, December 24, 1822; died at Liverpool, April 15, 1888. He studied in several schools, lastly at Balliol College, Oxford, of which he was elected scholar in 1840; and gained the Newdigate prize for English verse in 1843, his subject being Cromwell. He graduated with honors; and from 1847 to 1851 acted as private secretary to Lord Lansdowne. After about 1848 Matthew Arnold became a frequent contributor to cur rent literature, at first mainly in verse; afterward more usually in prose. In 1857 he was elected Professor Of Poetry at Oxford, a position which he held for the ensuing ten years, during which he wrote and published no little prose and verse. Matthew Arnold's prose writings cover a Wide field in manifold departments, the theological element being rather predominant. Thus we have St. Paul and Protestantism Literature and Dogma (1873) Last Essays on Church and Religion Irish Essays, and others In 1884 he made a tour in America, delivering several discourses, some Of which embody his best and most matured thought. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1)

90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1)
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 19145
Release: 2023-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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Invest your time in reading the true masterpieces of world literature, the greatest works by the masters of their craft, the revolutionary works, the timeless classics and the eternally moving storylines every person should experience in their lifetime: Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman) Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) Middlemarch (George Eliot) The Madman: His Parables and Poems (Kahlil Gibran) Ward No. 6 (Anton Chekhov) Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Overcoat (Gogol) Ulysses (James Joyce) Walden (Henry David Thoreau) Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Macbeth (Shakespeare) The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot) Odes (John Keats) The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott) Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Emma (Jane Austen) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas) Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) Vanity Fair (Thackeray) Dangerous Liaisons (De Laclos) The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot) Dona Perfecta (Benito Pérez Galdós) Swann's Way (Marcel Proust) Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence) David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) The History of a Scoundrel or Bel-Ami (Guy de Maupassant) Two Years in the Forbidden City (Princess Der Ling) Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) Pepita Jimenez (Juan Valera) The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope) The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser) The Blazing World (Margaret Cavendish) The Jungle (Upton Sinclair) The Republic (Plato) The Golden Ass (Apuleius) Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) Art of War (Sun Tzu) Candide (Voltaire) Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes) Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass) Dream Psychology (Sigmund Freud) The Einstein Theory of Relativity by H. A. Lorentz The Science of Being Well (Wallace D. Wattles) As a Man Thinketh (James Allen) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells) The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe) The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson (Selma Lagerlöf) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) The Call of the Wild (Jack London) White Fang (Jack London) Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne) Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett) The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling) Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The Complete Fairytales of Brothers Grimm The Complete Fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw) Botchan (Soseki Natsume) The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Shepp's Giant Library

Shepp's Giant Library
Author: Daniel B. Shepp
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2016-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781334074851
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Excerpt from Shepp's Giant Library: Eight Great Books in a Single Volume; An Unrivalled Compilation of the World's Best Literature, Music and Art The present work is the result of an earnest attempt to correct such ill conditions. How many are there, in these busy days, who can find time to read through the great masterpieces of fiction, the innumerable volumes of poetry, the sublime dramas of Shakespeare, the detailed history of the world? To do so would require that a man forsake all else and give his life up to this one task. Yet how dearly would every appreciative mind love to be stored with such intellectual treasures! And how desirable it is that such knowledge and entertainment should be placed within the reach of even the busiest man! It is confidently believed that it is thus placed in Shepp's Giant Library. With scholarly and reverential care, the best masterpieces of the world's literature have here been put into such compass as will make them universally accessible. They have not been dwarfed or mutilated. They have merely been freed from the super uous wrap pings that shut in the kernel of essential truth from the reach of the average reader. Of every one the full spirit is preserved in all its vital force, and with it far more of the letter than one man in a thousand is ever able to master and remember from the unabridged work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

His Masterpiece (Classic Reprint)

His Masterpiece (Classic Reprint)
Author: Emile Zola
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2017-07-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781527631328
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Excerpt from His Masterpiece I now come to a personage of a very different character, Pierre Sandoz, clerk, journalist, and novelist; and Sandoz, it may be frankly admitted, is simply M. Zola himself. Personal appearance, life, habits, opinions, all are those of the novelist at a certain period of his career and for this reason, no doubt, many readers of His Masterpiece will find Sandoz the most interesting personage in the book. It is needless, I think, to enter into particulars on the subject. The reader may take it from me that everything attributed in the following pages to Pierre Sandoz was done, experienced, felt or said by Emile Zola. In this respect, then, His Masterpiece is virtually M. Z ola's David Copperfield - the book into which he has put most of his real life. I may also mention, perhaps, that the long walks on the quays of Paris which in the narrative are attributed to Claude Lantier are really M. Zola' s walks; for, in his youth, when he vainly sought employment after failing in his examinations, he was wont, at times of great discouragement, to roam the Paris quays, studying their busy life and their picturesque vistas, whenever he was not poring over the second-hand books set out for sale upon their parapets. From a purely literary standpoint, the pictures of the quays and the Seine to be found in L'at'u'vre are perhaps the best bits of the book, though it is all of interest, because it is essentially a h'vre vecu, a work really lived by its author. And if in the majority of its characters, those readers pos sessing some real knowledge of French art life find one man 's qualities blended with another' 3 defects, the appearance of a third, and the habits of a fourth, the whole none the less makes a picture of great fidelity to life and truth. This is the Parisian art world as it really was, with nothing improbable or overstrained in the narrative, save its very first chapter, in which romanticism is certainly allowed full play. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.