Project Gutenberg 2011-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 251 Parsons, Frank 1854 1908 06044130 The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The World's Best Books: A Key to the Treasures of Literature" by Frank Parsons is a comprehensive literary guide written in the late 19th century. This work serves to identify and categorize significant literary works and authors, providing insights into the importance of reading quality literature while offering systematic methods for doing so. The book is meant to be a practical handbook for various readers, including students, teachers, and anyone interested in improving their literary appreciation. The opening of the book presents an overview of its objectives, emphasizing the importance of selecting the best literature for personal development and intellectual fulfillment. It outlines the five primary purposes of the book, including highlighting the benefits of excellent literature, guiding readers on effective reading methods, and establishing a foundational understanding of major literary works across different cultures and time periods. Additionally, the text encourages thoughtful selection and ownership of books as essential components of personal education and character formation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Books and reading Best books Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature 522502 522503 2024-10-16T05:14:19.447233 2023-09-16T11:31:00.619150 text/html text/html 528435 2021-01-08T05:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 154745 2021-01-08T05:42:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 252065 2024-10-16T05:14:35.449138 application/epub+zip 254943 2024-10-16T05:14:24.907127 application/epub+zip 227087 2024-10-16T05:14:22.764136 application/epub+zip 592372 2024-10-16T05:14:41.686047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560321 2024-10-16T05:14:33.710189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420819 2022-09-17T09:55:53.985520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392172 392065 2024-10-16T05:14:16.774183 2023-09-16T11:30:58.312091 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 391786 2021-01-08T05:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136323 2021-01-08T05:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 391847 2021-01-08T05:42:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136162 2021-01-08T05:42:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21423 2024-10-16T05:14:41.839096 application/rdf+xml 23953 2024-10-16T05:14:23.412152 image/jpeg 4681 2024-10-16T05:14:23.087176 image/jpeg 238427 2024-10-16T05:14:19.481196 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