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The Harvard Universal Classics, originally known as Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf, is a 51-volume anthology of classic works from world literature, compiled and edited by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot and first published in 1909.
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114 books · 14 voters · list created July 30th, 2017 by Dorotea (votes) .
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message 1: by Masturkiller (new)

Masturkiller Please note to all readers that this list is not exhaustive as the original poster left out Volumes 44 and 45. Search wikipedia for Harvard Classics and then refer to the contents section for v44 and v45. Thanks


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