The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II.
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THE BEST
of the
World's Classics
RESTRICTED TO PROSE
HENRY CABOT LODGE
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
FRANCIS W. HALSEY
Associate Editor
With an Introduction, Biographical and Explanatory Notes, etc.
IN TEN VOLUMES
Vol. VIII
Associate Editor
With an Introduction, Biographical and Explanatory Notes, etc.
IN TEN VOLUMES
Vol. VIII
CONTINENTAL EUROPE—II
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
NEW YORK AND LONDON
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
NEW YORK AND LONDON
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
The Best of the World's Classics
VOL. VIII
CONTINENTAL EUROPE—II
CONTENTS
Vol. VIII—Continental Europe—II
FRANCE (Continued)
1805-1909
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
THE TYRANNY OF THE AMERICAN MAJORITY[1]
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ALFRED DE MUSSET
TITIAN'S SON AFTER A NIGHT AT PLAY[2]
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THEOPHILE GAUTIER
PHARAOH'S ENTRY INTO THEBES[3]
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GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
YONGEVILLE AND ITS PEOPLE[4]
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JOSEPH ERNEST RENAN
AN EMPIRE IN ROBUST YOUTH[5]
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HIPPOLITE ADOLPHE TAINE
I
THACKERAY AS A SATIRIST[7]
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II
WHEN THE KING GOT UP FOR THE DAY[8]
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EMILE ZOLA
GLIMPSES OF NAPOLEON III IN TIME OF WAR[9]
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ALPHONSE DAUDET
I
A GREAT MAN'S WIDOW[10]
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II
MY FIRST DRESS COAT[11]
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GUY DE MAUPASSANT
MADAME JEANNE'S LAST DAYS[12]
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GERMANY
1483-1859
MARTIN LUTHER
SOME OF HIS TABLE TALK AND SAYINGS[13]
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GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING
I
POETRY AND PAINTING COMPARED[14]
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II
OF SUFFERING HELD IN RESTRAINT[15]
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JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
I
ON FIRST READING SHAKESPEARE[16]
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II
THE CORONATION OF JOSEPH II[17]
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FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER
I
THE BATTLE OF LUTZEN[18]
(1632)
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II
PHILIP II AND THE NETHERLANDS[20]
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AUGUST WILHELM VON SCHLEGEL
SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH[21]
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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
AN ESSAY ON MAN[22]
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HEINRICH HEINE
REMINISCENCES OF NAPOLEON[23]
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ITALY
1254-1803
MARCO POLO
A DESCRIPTION OF JAPAN[24]
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DANTE ALIGHIERI
I
THAT LONG DESCENT MAKES NO MAN NOBLE[26]
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II
OF BEATRICE AND HER DEATH[27]
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FRANCIS PETRARCH
OF GOOD AND EVIL FORTUNE[28]
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GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
THE PATIENT GRISELDA[29]
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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
OUGHT PRINCES TO KEEP THEIR PROMISES[30]
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BENVENUTO CELLINI
THE CASTING OF HIS "PERSEUS AND MEDUSA"[31]
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GIORGIO VASARI
OF RAPHAEL AND HIS EARLY DEATH[33]
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JACQUES CASANOVA CHEVALIER DE SEINGALT
HIS INTERVIEW WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT[38]
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OTHER COUNTRIES
1465-1909
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS
SPECIMENS OF HIS WIT AND WISDOM[39]
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MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
I
THE BEGINNINGS OF DON QUIXOTE'S CAREER[46]
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II
OF HOW DON QUIXOTE DIED[47]
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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES[49]
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IVAN TURGENEFF
BAZAROV'S DEATH[50]
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HENRIK IBSEN
THE THOUGHT CHILD[51]
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COUNT LEO TOLSTOY
SHAKESPEARE NOT A GREAT GENIUS[52]
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END OF VOLUME VIII
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END OF VOLUME VIII
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