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THE WORLD'S
GREATEST
BOOKS
JOINT EDITORS
ARTHUR MEE
Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge
J. A. HAMMERTON
Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia
VOL. IV
FICTION
COPYRIGHT, MCMX
Table of Contents
GEORG EBERS
An Egyptian Princess
I.--The Royal Bride
II.--The Plot
III.--Conflicting Evidence
IV.--The Unexpected Witness
MARIA EDGEWORTH
Belinda
I.--A Match-Maker's Handicap
II.--Fashion and Fortitude
III.--An Unexpected Suitor
IV.--Explanation and Reconciliation
Castle Rackrent
I.--Sir Patrick and Sir Murtagh
II.--Sir Kit and his Wife
III.--Sir Condy
IV.--The Last of the Rackrents
GEORGE ELIOT
Adam Bede
I.--The Two Brothers
II.--The Hall Farm
III.--Adam's First Love
IV.--The Wife of Adam Bede
Felix Holt, the Radical
I.--The Minister's Daughter
II.--The Election Riot
III.--The Trial
IV.--Felix and Esther
Romola
I.--Tito and Little Tessa
II.--"More than a Man's Ransom"
III.--The Man who was Wronged
IV.--Romola's Ordeal
V.--Baldassarre is Avenged
Silas Marner
I.--Why Silas Came to Raveloe
II.--The Second Blow
III.--Silas Marner's Visitor
IV--Eppie's Decision
The Mill on the Floss
I.--The Tullivers of Dorlcote Mill
II.--School-Time
III.--The Downfall
IV.--In Death They Were Not Divided
ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN
Waterloo
I.--Napoleon Returns
II.--"Vive l'Empereur!"
III.--On the Road to Waterloo
IV.--The Hour of Disaster
OCTAVE FEUILLET
Romance of a Poor Young Man
I.--A Nobleman in Difficulties
II.--Love and Jealousy
III.--Two on a Tower
IV.---A Test Case
V.--Two in a Garden
HENRY FIELDING
Amelia
I.--The Inside of a Prison
II.--Captain Booth Tells His Story
III.--Amelia in London
IV.--Fortune Smiles on Amelia
Jonathan Wild
I.--Mr. Wild's Early Exploits
II.--An Example of Wild's Greatness
III.--Mr. Heartfree's Weakness
IV.--The Highest Pinnacle of Greatness
Joseph Andrews
I.--The Virtues of Joseph Andrews
II.--Adventures on the Road
III.--More Adventures
IV.--Joseph Finds his Father
Tom Jones
I.--Mr. Allworthy Makes a Discovery
II.--The Foundling Achieves Manhood
III.--Tom Jones Falls into Disgrace
IV.--Tom Jones's Restoration
CAMILLE FLAMMARION
Urania
I.--The Muse of Astronomy
II.--Love and Death
III.--A Soul from Mars
IV.--The Eternal Progress
DE LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ
Undine
I.--The Water Sprite
II.--"I Have No Soul!"
III.--"Woe! Woe!"
IV.--The White Stranger
ÉMILE GABORIAU
"File No. 113"
I.--The Robbery and a Clue
II.--A Mysterious Journey
III.--The Dossier
JOHN GALT
Annals of the Parish
I.--The Placing of Mr. Balwhidder
II.--The Minister's Second Marriage
III.--A Runaway Match
IV.--Years of Lamentation
V.--Death of the Second Mrs. Balwhidder
VI.--The Last Sermon
ELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL
Cranford
I.--Our Society
II.--The Captain
III.--Poor Peter
IV.--Friends in Need
Mary Barton
I.--Rich and Poor
II.--The Rivals
III.--Murder
IV.---"Not Guilty"
V.--"Forgive Us Our Trespasses"
WILLIAM GODWIN
Caleb Williams
I.--Mr. Falkland's Secret
II.--I Learn the Secret
III.--My Persecutions and Sufferings
IV.--The Doom of Falkland
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
The Sorrows of Young Werther
I.--"I Have Found an Angel"
II.--Bereft of Comfort
III.--"I Can Remain No Longer"
IV.--"I am Resolved to Die"
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
I.--On the Road
II.--A Message from the Dead
III.--Wilhelm's Apprenticeship
IV.--Heart Against Reason
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
The Vicar of Wakefield
I.--Family Portraits
II.--The Squire
III.--The Elopement
IV.--Fresh Calamities
V.--The Rescue
EDMOND AND JULES DE GONCOURT
Renée Mauperin
I.--A Wayward Girl
II.--Plots and Plays
III.--Stint to Death by his Sister
IV.--Broken Wanderers
JAMES GRANT
Bothwell
I.--Anna of Bergen
II.--Bothwell Castle
III.--Mary Queen of Scots
IV.--The Kirk of Field
V.--Nemesis
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