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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern volume 4 by Various Authors (published 1896)

Volume 1 is cataloged: http://librivox.org/library-of-the-worlds-best-literature-ancient-and-modern-volume-1-by-various/
Volume 2 is cataloged: http://librivox.org/library-of-the-worlds-best-literature-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-by-various/
Volume 3 is cataloged: http://librivox.org/library-of-the-worlds-best-literature-ancient-and-modern-volume-3-by-various/

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page:
http://librivox.org/library-of-the-worlds-best-literature-ancient-and-modern-volume-4-by-charles-dudely-warner-ed/

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds what they considered the best pieces of human writing, and compiled an ambitious collection of 45 volumes (with a 46th being an index-guide). Besides the selection and translation of a huge number of poems, letters, short stories and sections of books, the collection offers, before each chapter, a short essay about the author or subject in question. In many cases, chapters contemplate not one author, but certain groups of works, organized by nationality, subject or period; there is, thus, a chapter on Accadian-Babylonian literature, one on the Holy Grail, and one on Chansons, for example.

The result is a collection that holds the interest, for the variety of subjects and forms, but also as a means of first contact with such famous and important authors that many people have heard of, but never read, such as Abelard, Dante or Lord Byron. According to the editor Charles Dudley Warner, this collection "is not a library of reference only, but a library to be read."

This fourth volume contains chapters from "Banim" to "Birrell". (Summary by Leni)
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Post by Leni »

Open for business! At this rate of one volume a year, in 41 years we will have the whole collection recorded! :mrgreen:
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Post by CaprishaPage »

I would love to read section 21 if it is available. :D
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Post by Leni »

It certainly is, thanks for claiming!
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Post by beeber »

Could I please read Section 22 ("Essay on Lord Beaconsfield") and Section 27 ("Essay on Beaumont and Fletcher")?

Thanks,
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Leni,
May I take 30-33 on Henry Ward Beecher?
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Post by ppcunningham »

Id like to claim section 31 - bookstores and books, please.

Darn - got cross-posted!

I'll take section 8, then -

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Post by Leni »

Thanks much for the claims, everyone! :)

I'll move this one to Readers Wanted right now.
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Post by kajo »

Hi Leni,

I would like to offer my service as DPL. What do you think about it?

Greetings Kajo
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Post by CaprishaPage »

May I have section 19, as well?
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Section 21
Duration: 08:20
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/le/worldsbestliterature4_21_various.mp3


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Could I have section 11 please, (the SB-G one)?
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Post by Leni »

Kajo, thanks for the offer! I have added you as DPLer for this project!

Caprisha and David, thanks for claiming!

And thanks for the recordings, Caprisha and Bruce!
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Post by CaprishaPage »

Thank you!

Section 19: Selected poetry
Duration: 07:44
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/le/worldsbestliterature4_19_various.mp3
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