Harvard Classics

Experience a comprehensive survey of Western literature and thought with the Harvard Classics, a 51-volume collection of classic works compiled and edited by Charles Eliot, the president of Harvard University. From Shakespeare to Darwin, this collection provides a broad overview of intellectual history from ancient times to the modern era.

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