The World's Best Books

About this eBook

Author

Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908

Title

The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

Z: Bibliography, Library science

Subject

Best books

Category

Text

eBook-No.

37795

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37795

Release Date

October 19, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE WORLD'S BEST BOOKS
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.THE WORLD'S BEST BOOKS.
6. 6.INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
7. 7.TABLE I.
8. 8.REMARKS ON TABLE I.
9. 9.RELIGION AND MORALS.
10. 10.POETRY AND THE DRAMA.
11. 11.SCIENCE.
12. 12.BIOGRAPHY.
13. 13.HISTORY.
14. 14.PHILOSOPHY.
15. 15.ESSAYS.
16. 16.FICTION.
17. 17.ORATORY.
18. 18.WIT AND HUMOR.
19. 19.FABLES AND FAIRY TALES.
20. 20.TRAVEL.
21. 21.GUIDES.
22. 22.MISCELLANEOUS.
23. 23.SHORT COURSES.
24. 24.TABLE II.
25. 25.TABLE III.
26. 26.TABLE IV.
27. 27.CHILDREN.
28. 28.WHAT TO GIVE THE CHILDREN.
29. 29.THE FORMATION OF A GOOD READING HABIT.
30. 30.SPECIAL STUDIES.
31. 31.TABLE V.
32. 32.REMARKS ON TABLE V.
33. 33.SUPREME BOOKS
34. 34.PERIODS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
35. 35.THE GREATEST NAMES OF OTHER LITERATURES.
36. 36.THE FOUNTAINS OF NATIONAL LITERATURES.
37. 37.APPENDIX.
38. 38.APPENDIX I.
39. 39.APPENDIX II.
40. 40.SUPPLEMENTARY READING IN ONE BUILDING, NOVEMBER, 1890.
41. 41.TEXT-BOOKS.
42. 42.REFERENCE-BOOKS.

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