Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Volume 07

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 07

by Various

This seventh volume of "The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern" presents a curated collection of literary works by various authors. The volume covers a range of genres including poetry, short stories, and essays, focusing on authors from Henry Cuyler Bunner to Charles Stuart Calverley. Each chapter features an introductory essay providing context and insight into the author or subject matter. The collection is intended to be a comprehensive guide to great literary works across time periods and cultures, offering a broad overview of human expression and artistic achievement.

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3: Biographical note on John Bunyan
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4: Selected excerpts from the Pilgrim's Progress, part 1
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6: Selected poems
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7: Biographical note on Edmund Burke
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8: Excerpt from the Speech On 'Conciliation With America'
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9: Excerpt from the Speech On 'The Nabob Of Arcot's Debts'
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10: Excerpt from the Speech On 'The French Revolution'
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11: Excerpt from "That Lass o' Lowrie's"
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12: Selected excerpts from "Evelina"
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13: Selected excerpts from "Cecilia" and the "Letters"
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14: Biographical Note on Robert Burns
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15: Selected poems, part 1
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16: Selected poems, part 2
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17: Biographical Note on John Burroughs
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18: Selected excerpts from "Locusts and Wild Honey" and "Waiting"
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19: The Preternatural in Fiction
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20: A Journey in Disguise from The Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
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21: En Route from A Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
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22: Conclusions as to Melancholy
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23: Biographical Note on Horace Bushnell
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24: Selected excerpts, part 1
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25: Selected excerpts, part 2
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26: Hudibras Described
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27: Biographical Note on Lord Byron
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28: Selected poems and excerpts, part 1
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29: Selected poems and excerpts, part 2
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30: Selected poems and excerpts, part 3
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31: Selected poems and excerpts, part 4
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32: Selected poems and excerpts, part 5
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33: Selected poems and excerpts, part 6
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34: The Bull-Fight from 'La Gaviota'
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35: In the Home Circle from 'La Gaviota'
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36: Biographical Note on George W. Cable
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37: "Posson Jone" from Old Creole Days
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38: Biographical Note on Caius Julius Cæsar
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39: The Defeat of Ariovistus and the Germans From 'The Gallic Wars'
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40: On the Manners and Customs of Ancient Gauls and Germans and The Two Lieutenants from 'The Gallic Wars', and Epigram on Terentius
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41: Pete Quilliam's First Born from The Manxman
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42: Biographical Note on Pedro Calderon
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43: Selected excerpts
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44: Remarks on the Right of Petition
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45: Selected speeches
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