The Harvard Classics & Fiction Collection [180 Books]

by Charles William Eliot

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."

This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents.

Genres: Classics, Literature

40326 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2017

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.

Reviews

[Kim Ewell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just started to read this on July 25th 2020 I am not that far into the volume I am only on Walt Whitman leaves of grass I absolutely loved the classic literature and its authors and I will be updating my review as I read Because I feel that if I do it be for reading anything it's not fair to the author it's not fair to other readers and it's not fair to myself so I just wanted to let others know let I am reading this and it will take me a very long time because of visual impairment And I am ready to tackle anything I absolutely love to read so this will be a huge undertaking and again I will update as I read thank you

[Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's hard to rate classics. They are all great of they wouldn't be considered classics but not all authors write so that it is easy for the reader to really understand what they are trying to convey with their story. Many of the books in this collection I had to read twice to be sure that I understood what the author intended the reader to get from their work. But I'm damned glad that I read the book, it was well worth all the time it took to finish.

As a little aside. When I was sixteen years old my mother obtained the Harvard Classics from a book-sale by the local library. When I asked her why she selected those books, she told me that if a person read the Harvard Classics it would be equivalent of college education with a degree in English. Now, I can't say that I agree entirely with her statement but she lived to 95 and never changed her mind.