Project Gutenberg 2008-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 218 Lodge, Henry Cabot 1850 1924 Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting) 1851 1919 The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. Produced by Joseph R. Hauser, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) en Literature -- Collections PN Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Literature 460673 460678 2024-09-11T06:33:56.130467 2023-09-11T09:51:19.087382 text/html text/html 465228 2008-06-10T12:49:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 301112 2008-06-10T12:51:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407460 2024-09-11T06:34:05.952412 application/epub+zip 410051 2024-09-11T06:33:59.388436 application/epub+zip 250592 2024-09-11T06:33:58.085447 application/epub+zip 738460 2024-09-11T06:34:11.164406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672482 2024-09-11T06:34:04.955406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334938 2022-09-12T05:55:54.619023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402967 402854 2024-09-11T06:33:55.204471 2023-09-11T09:51:18.127342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 402718 2008-06-10T12:49:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161007 2008-06-10T12:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402725 2008-06-10T12:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160888 2008-06-10T12:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20643 2024-09-11T06:34:11.313350 application/rdf+xml 26471 2024-09-11T06:33:58.477428 image/jpeg 4823 2024-09-11T06:33:58.283438 image/jpeg 383976 2024-09-11T06:33:56.178474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia