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Much Loved Books Best ellers of the 35y James ODonnell Bennett Boni and Liveright . Publishers New York Mcmxxmi co P Y 1 1 fi fi B i BONI fr Firnt Sccaml printttut. To S. II. B. CONTENTS PAGE FOREWORD xi CHAPTER I. THE BIBLE 3 II. STEVENSONS TREASURE ISLAND .... 15 III. BURNS AND HIGHLAND MARY .... 23 IV. WASHINGTON IRVINGS SKETCH-BOOK . . 29 V. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENVENUTO CELLINI 36 VI. JANE AUSTENS PRIDE AND PREJUDICE . . 42 VII. KEATS THE EVE OF ST. AGNES .... 51 VIII. LORD CHESTERFIELDS LETTERS TO His SON 58 IX. THUCYDIDES HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNE SIAN WAR 65 X. DUMAS PERES THE THREE MUSKETEERS . 73 XL SHAKESPEARES HAMLET, AND ADVENTURES IN THE FURNESS VARIORUM 80 XII. STERNES SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY ... 89 XIIL PLUTARCHS LIVES 97 XIV. HAWTHORNES THE SCARLET LETTER . . 103 XV. BYRONS CHILDE HAROLDS PILGRIMAGE . 109 XVI. ADDISON AND STEELE AND THE SPECTATOR . 115 XVIL THE NEW NOTE THE SPECTATOR SOUNDED . 121 XVIII. THE BOOK OF SER MARCO POLO THE VENE TIAN CONCERNING THE KINGDOMS AND MARVELS OF THE EAST 128 viii CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE XIX. DICKENS DAVID COPPERFIELD .... 135 XX. GOETHES FAUST 141 XXL IZAAK WALTONS THE COMPLETE ANGLER, OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MANS RECREATION 148 XXII. THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT ALSO CALLED THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS .... 154 XXIIL THE AGAMEMNON OF ESCHYLUS, . . 160 XXIV. EMERSONS REPRESENTATIVE MEN . . . 167 XXV. CHARLOTTE BRONTES JANE EYRE, . . 174 XXVI. CHAUCERS CANTERBURY TALES . . ., 182 XXVII. JOHANN DAVID WYSSS Swiss FAMILY ROB INSON 190 XXVIIL BOSWELLS LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON . . 197 XXIX. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES AND THEIR AU THOR 204 XXX. MARK TWAINS ADVENTURES OF HUCKLE BERRY FINN 210 XXXL How HUCKLEBERRY FINN WAS WRITTEN .217 XXXII. MOLIERES TARTUFFE, OR THE HYPOCRITE 223 XXXIII. LAMBS ESSAYS OF ELIA 230 XXXIV. FIELDINGS TOM JONES 236 XXXV. THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER .... 243 XXXVI. CERVANTES DON QUIXOTE 250 XXXVII. HOMERS ODYSSEY 259 XXXVIII. BACONS ESSAYS 266 XXXIX. THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS 276 XL. GIBBONS DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 284 CONTENTS ix CHAPTER AGE XLL HANS ANDERSENS FAIRY TALES, 291 XLIL SHAKESPEARES KING RICHARD III . . . 297 XLIIL MONTAIGNES ESSAYS 303 XLIV. THACKERAYS THE HISTORY OF HENRY ES MOND, ESQ 310 XLV. THOREAUS WALDEN 318 XLVL THE RUBJUYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM . . 327 XLVII. SWIFTS GULLIVERS TRAVELS .... 333 XLVIII. WHITMANS LEAVES OF GRASS .... 339 XLIX. WHITMAN AND CERTAIN CURIOSITIES OF CRITI CISM . 345 L. GOLDSMITHS ViCAR OF WAKEFIELD . . 352 LI. BENJAMIN FRANKLINS AUTOBIOGRAPHY . . 359 LIL THE DICTIONARY 366 LIIL DEFOES LIFE AND STRANGE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE 374 LIV. CARLYLES THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OR HISTORY BY FLASHES OF LIGHTNING . . 380 LV. DANAS Two YEARS BEFORE THE MAST . 386 LVL BUNYANS PILGRIMS PROGRESS OR How TO FORM A STYLE 393 LVII. VICTOR HUGOS Les MISERABLES . ., 399 LVIII. MACAULAYS ENGLAND 405 LIX. FURTHER ASPECTS OF MACAULAY .... 412 LX. HORACE AND A GAME TO PLAY 418 BIBLIOGRAPHY 425 FOREWORD THE little papers now collected under the title Much Loved Books were first printed serially in the Chicago Tribune under the title Best Sellers of the Ages. With the Tribunes cordial per mission they now are used in book form. The idea of a series of brief, unassuming articles which should emphasize the deathless news value of great books of ancient and modern times had its origin with the editors of the Tribune. That idea was worked out along the lines ofan assignment to a newspaper reporter. In revising the articles for book form an effort has been made not to blur the thought which was the reason for the assignment the thought that the songs of Homer and the meditations of Thoreau still are good news. J. OD. B.