Harvard Classics Volume 44: Sacred Writings Part 1

by Charles William Eliot (Editor), Anonymous, Confucius

Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf."

Volume 44 contains writings associated with 3 world religions:
The Sayings of Confucius, Confucianism
The Book of Job, Judaism
The Book of Psalms, Judaism
Eccelsiates; or The Preacher, Judaism
The Gospel According to Luke, Christianity
The Acts of the Apostles, Christianity

Genres: Classics

785 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1910

About the author

Charles William Eliot was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869. He transformed the provincial college into the preeminent American research university. Eliot served the longest term as president in the university's history.

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