Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern volume 3 is a comprehensive collection of literary works that spans across different genres and time periods. The anthology features a diverse selection of writings from renowned authors such as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Emily Dickinson, as well as lesser-known writers from around the world.

The book is organized into different sections, including poetry, fiction, drama, and essays, making it easy for readers to navigate through the vast array of material. Each piece is introduced with a brief bio of the author, helping readers gain a better understanding of the context in which the work was written.

One of the standout features of this volume is the way in which it showcases the wide range of literary voices and perspectives. From the whimsical tales of fairy tales to the poignant reflections on living and dying, there is something for everyone to enjoy in this collection.

Overall, Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern volume 3 is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the rich and diverse world of literature. It serves as a valuable resource for both literary enthusiasts and students alike, offering a glimpse into the timeless beauty and power of storytelling.

Book Description:

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 third volume contains chapters from “Augier” to “Bancroft”.