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100 1 _aLodge, Henry Cabot,
_d1850-1924
245 1 4 _aThe Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-06-10
508 _aProduced by Joseph R. Hauser, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X)" is an anthology edited by Henry Cabot Lodge, comprising prose selections from notable works across various European authors written mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This volume focuses on significant prose from continental Europe, featuring a roster of authors such as Alexis de Tocqueville, Alfred de Musset, Gustave Flaubert, and Émile Zola, among others. The anthology likely explores a range of themes from political philosophy to romantic storytelling, reflecting the rich literary traditions of the time. At the start of this collection, we encounter excerpts introducing several prominent authors and their works. The opening piece features Alexis de Tocqueville's exploration of the concept of majority rule and its implications for democracy, foreshadowing discussions on liberty and justice in democratic societies. Following this are literary fragments from authors like Alfred de Musset, depicting characters in morally taxing scenarios, and Gustave Flaubert, who sets a scene in the town of Yonville while introducing elements of rural life and social observation typical of his literature. Each excerpt highlights the stylistic diversity and thematic richness that this anthology promises to offer its readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLiterature -- Collections
700 1 _aHalsey, Francis W.
_q(Francis Whiting),
_d1851-1919
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25751
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