Project Gutenberg 2008-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 1047 Lodge, Henry Cabot 1850 1924 Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting) 1851 1919 Halsey, Francis Whiting The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. Produced by Joseph R. Hauser, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X)" is an anthology edited by Henry Cabot Lodge, comprising prose selections from notable works across various European authors written mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This volume focuses on significant prose from continental Europe, featuring a roster of authors such as Alexis de Tocqueville, Alfred de Musset, Gustave Flaubert, and Émile Zola, among others. The anthology likely explores a range of themes from political philosophy to romantic storytelling, reflecting the rich literary traditions of the time. At the start of this collection, we encounter excerpts introducing several prominent authors and their works. The opening piece features Alexis de Tocqueville's exploration of the concept of majority rule and its implications for democracy, foreshadowing discussions on liberty and justice in democratic societies. Following this are literary fragments from authors like Alfred de Musset, depicting characters in morally taxing scenarios, and Gustave Flaubert, who sets a scene in the town of Yonville while introducing elements of rural life and social observation typical of his literature. Each excerpt highlights the stylistic diversity and thematic richness that this anthology promises to offer its readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature -- Collections PN Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Literature Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 460816 2025-06-10T14:16:40.445287 text/html 465228 2008-06-10T12:49:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 301112 2008-06-10T12:51:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440604 2025-06-10T14:16:52.335271 application/epub+zip 442934 2025-06-10T14:16:45.123255 application/epub+zip 253338 2025-06-10T14:16:43.415312 application/epub+zip 786550 2025-06-10T14:16:57.919185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720725 2025-06-10T14:16:50.957244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334938 2022-09-12T05:55:54.619023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402967 2025-06-10T14:16:39.541305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402718 2008-06-10T12:49:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161007 2008-06-10T12:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402725 2008-06-10T12:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160888 2008-06-10T12:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21135 2025-06-10T14:16:58.080198 application/rdf+xml 26851 2025-06-10T14:16:44.025266 image/jpeg 4853 2025-06-10T14:16:43.720273 image/jpeg 414345 2025-06-10T14:16:40.493303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia