Release date is 2014-01-18

Joseph Addison: Spectator -- Æsop: Fables -- Matthew Arnold: Essays in criticism -- George Brandes: Main currents of nineteenth century literature -- Robert Burton: Anatomy of melancholy -- Thomas Carlyle: On heroes and hero worship. Sartor resartus -- Marcus Tullius Cicero: Concerning friendship -- William Cobbett: Advice to young men -- Daniel Defoe: Journal of the plague year -- Demosthenes: Philippics -- Ralph Waldo Emerson: English traits. Representative men -- Erasmus: Familiar colloquies. In praise of folly -- Gesta Romanorum -- Oliver Goldsmith: Citizen of the world -- Henry Hallam: Introduction to the literature of Europe -- William Hazlitt: Lectures on the English poets -- Oliver Wendell Holmes: Autocrat of the breakfast-table -- La Bruyère: Characters -- Walter Savage Landor: Imaginary conversations -- La Rochefoucauld: Reflections and moral maxims -- Leonardo Da Vinci: Treaties on painting -- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Laocoon -- John Stuart Mill: Essay on liberty -- John Milton: Areopagitica -- Plutarch: Parallel lives -- Mme. de Staël: On Germany -- Tacitus: Germania -- Taine: History of English literature -- Henry David Thoreau: Walden -- De Tocqueville: Democracy in America -- Izaak Walton: Complete angler -- Index.

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"The World's Greatest Books — Volume 20 — Miscellaneous Literature and Index" by Mee et al. is a compilation of influential essays and literary works from various renowned authors, likely written in the late 19th century. The volume showcases a diverse range of topics and styles, drawing from classical literature, essay writing, and philosophical discourse, with contributions from notable figures like Joseph Addison, Aesop, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Burton, among others. The opening portion introduces various authors and their significant contributions to literature and criticism. It begins with a discussion of Addison's "The Spectator," highlighting its role as a cornerstone of English literature and its reflection on societal manners during the early 18th century. The collection continues to touch upon the timeless moral lessons found in Aesop's fables and delves into Arnold's essays, emphasizing the critical importance of inquiry and the poetic spirit in understanding literature's evolving nature. The onset also sets the stage for exploring the myriad themes that these writings encapsulate, from morality and critique of society to the personal struggles of individuals throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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