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 Project Gutenberg 2014-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 544 Mee, Arthur 1875 1943 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir The World's Greatest Books — Volume 20 — Miscellaneous Literature and Index Joseph Addison: Spectator -- Æsop: Fables -- Matthew Arnold: Essays in criticism -- George Brandes: Main currents of nineteenth century literature -- Robert Burton: Anatomy of melancholy -- Thomas Carlyle: On heroes and hero worship. Sartor resartus -- Marcus Tullius Cicero: Concerning friendship -- William Cobbett: Advice to young men -- Daniel Defoe: Journal of the plague year -- Demosthenes: Philippics -- Ralph Waldo Emerson: English traits. Representative men -- Erasmus: Familiar colloquies. In praise of folly -- Gesta Romanorum -- Oliver Goldsmith: Citizen of the world -- Henry Hallam: Introduction to the literature of Europe -- William Hazlitt: Lectures on the English poets -- Oliver Wendell Holmes: Autocrat of the breakfast-table -- La Bruyère: Characters -- Walter Savage Landor: Imaginary conversations -- La Rochefoucauld: Reflections and moral maxims -- Leonardo Da Vinci: Treaties on painting -- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Laocoon -- John Stuart Mill: Essay on liberty -- John Milton: Areopagitica -- Plutarch: Parallel lives -- Mme. de Staël: On Germany -- Tacitus: Germania -- Taine: History of English literature -- Henry David Thoreau: Walden -- De Tocqueville: Democracy in America -- Izaak Walton: Complete angler -- Index. Produced by Kevin Handy, Suzanne Lybarger, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The World's Greatest Books — Volume 20 — Miscellaneous Literature and Index" by Mee et al. is a compilation of influential essays and literary works from various renowned authors, likely written in the late 19th century. The volume showcases a diverse range of topics and styles, drawing from classical literature, essay writing, and philosophical discourse, with contributions from notable figures like Joseph Addison, Aesop, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Burton, among others. The opening portion introduces various authors and their significant contributions to literature and criticism. It begins with a discussion of Addison's "The Spectator," highlighting its role as a cornerstone of English literature and its reflection on societal manners during the early 18th century. The collection continues to touch upon the timeless moral lessons found in Aesop's fables and delves into Arnold's essays, emphasizing the critical importance of inquiry and the poetic spirit in understanding literature's evolving nature. The onset also sets the stage for exploring the myriad themes that these writings encapsulate, from morality and critique of society to the personal struggles of individuals throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44704/44704-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature -- Collections PN Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Classics of Literature 853185 2025-06-18T07:48:26.214855 text/html 819702 2024-10-24T00:52:14 text/html 625449 2025-06-18T07:48:45.144419 application/epub+zip 628297 2025-06-18T07:48:30.804856 application/epub+zip 400529 2025-06-18T07:48:28.485835 application/epub+zip 910118 2025-06-18T07:48:53.992541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810009 2025-06-18T07:48:41.963446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580016 2022-09-20T12:07:14.365212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693708 2025-06-18T07:48:24.172839 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 673714 2024-10-24T00:52:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18443 2025-06-18T07:48:54.175470 application/rdf+xml 29479 2025-06-18T07:48:28.821881 image/jpeg 4282 2025-06-18T07:48:28.651934 image/jpeg 567008 2025-06-18T07:48:26.296874 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia