The World's great classics /
- New York ; London : Colonial Press c1900
- xii,447p. : fronts. ; 24 cm.
Julian Hawthorne, Literary editor. Clarence Cook, Art editor. Albert Ellery Bergh, Managing editor. Title-pages in color. Edition limited to one thousand copies. [V.27] Essays of French, German and Italian essayists, including biographical and critical sketches.--[v.28-29] Essays of British essayists, including biographical and critical sketches.--[v.31-32] Plays by Greek, Spanish, French, German and English dramatists. 2 v.--[v.33-35] History of English literature, by H.A. Taine. 3 v.--[v.36-37] Persian literature. 2 v.; Japanese literature.--[v.38] Hindu literature.--[v.39] Chinese literature; Arabian literature.--[v.40] Sacred books of the East.
[v. 1] Ancient history, by George Rawlinson.--[v.2-4] History of Europe during the middle ages, by Henry Hallam. 3 v. ; Modern history, by Jules Michelet.--[v.5-7] A short history of the English people, by J.R. Green. 3 v. ; History of civilization in Europe, by F.P.G. Guizot.--[v.8-9] The French revolution, by Thomas Carlyle. 2 v. --[v. 10] Decisive battles of the world, by E.S. Creasy.--[v. 11-12] The spirit of the laws, by Baron de Montesquieu. 2 v. ; Physics and politics, by Walter Bagehot.--[v. 13-14] Principles of political economy, by J.S. Mill. 2 v. --[v. 15-16] Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville. 2 v. --[v. 17] Dialogues of Plato; The politics of Aristotle.--[v. 18] Advancement of learning, and Novum organum, by Francis Bacon.--[v. 19] Critique of pure reason, by Immanuel Kant.--[v.20] The philosophy of history, by G.W.F. Hegel.--[v.21] Orations of Demosthenes.--[v.22] Orations of Marcus Tulius Cicero.--[v.23-24] Orations of the British orators, including biographical and critical sketches. 2 v. --[v.25-26] Orations of American orators, including biographical and critical sketches. 2 v.