Outline of Great Books
Edited by
Sir J. A. Hammerton
Contents
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Each subject section has a list of the works it contains, in order, but no page numbers are given. Set forth below is a list of each of the sections with the references to the works listed in the order set forth within the book but also giving the page numbers.
- History, p.1
- Philosophy, p.177
- Science, p. 387
- Religion, p. 501
- Poetry, p. 579
- Biography, p. 823
- Travel, p. 1015
- Miscellaneous, p. 1131
- Index, p. 1283
In place of the book's Index is a list of all the works outlined in the book listed alphabetically by author, if named, otherwise by title, and also giving page numbers.
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History
HERODOTUS, The History of Herodotus, p. 2
THUCYDIDES, The History of the Peloponnesian War, p.7
XENOPHON, Anabasis, p. 14
George GROTE, The History of Greece, p.19
SALLUST, Catiline, p. 23
Julius CAESAR, Commentaries of the Gallic War, p. 26
Flavius JOSEPHUS (A. D. 37-C. 100), The Antiquities of the Jews, p. 31
TACITUS, The Annals, p. 36
Flavius JOSEPHUS (A. D. 37-C. 100), The Wars of the Jews, p. 41
W. E. H. LECKY
History of European Morals (1869), p. 46
Edward FREEMAN, History of the Norman Conquest, p. 51
Jean FROISSART, Chronicles of England, p. 57
Edward GIBBON, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, p. 62
Henry HALLAM Europe in the Middle Ages, p. 95
W. H. PRESCOTT, History of the Conquest of Mexico, p. 100
W. H. PRESCOTT, History of the Conquest of Peru, p. 104
Raphael HOLINSHED, The Chronicles of England, p. 110
J. L. MOTLEY, The Rise of the Dutch Republic, p. 115
J. A. FROUDE, A History of England, p. 121
Earl of CLARENDON, History of the Rebellion in England, p. 129
Lord MACAULEY, The History of England, p. 134
VOLTAIRE
The Age of Louis XIV, p. 142
The Age of Louis XV, p. 149Thomas CARLYLE, History of the French Revolution, p. 154
F. P. G. GUIZOT, History of Civilization in Europe, p. 161
H. T. BUCKLE, History of Civilization in England, p. 166
Walter BAGEHOT, The English Constitution, p. 171
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Philosophy
PLATO (c. 427-347 B. C.)
The Apology, p. 178
The Republic, p. 181
The Symposium, p. 188
ARISTOTLE (384-322 B. C.)
The Ethics, p. 191
The Politics, p. 198
EPICTETUS (c. A. D. 60-C.138)
Discourses and
Encheiredion, p. 204
MARCUS Aurelius (121-180), Meditations, p. 209
BOETHIUS (474-525), Consolation of Philosophy, p. 215
Sir Thomas MORE, Utopia (1516), p. 219
MACHIAVELLI, The Prince (1532), p. 223
Francis BACON, Advancement of Learning (1605), p. 226
Robert BURTON, Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), p. 229
Hugo GROTIUS, Rights of War and Peace (1625), p. 233
Rene DESCARTES, Discourse on Method (1637), p. 239
Thomas HOBBES, Leviathan (1651), p. 244
Baruch de SPINOZA, Ethics (1677), p. 249
John LOCKE, Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690), p. 252
George BERKELEY, Principles of Human Knowledge (1710), p. 256
Jean Jacques ROUSSEAU, The Social Contract (1726), p. 259
David HUME, Essays, Moral and Political (1741), p. 263
Edmund BURKE, The Sublime and the Beautiful (1756), p. 268
Adam SMITH, Wealth of Nations (1776), p. 273
Immanuel KANT
Critique of Pure Reason (1781), p. 278
Critique of Practical Reason (1788), p. 282
Jeremy BENTHAM, Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789), p. 286
Edmund BURKE
Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), p. 292
Thomas PAINE
The Rights of Man (1790, 1792), p. 297
The Age of Reason (1794), p. 301
Thomas Robert MALTHUS, On the Principle of Population (1798), p. 306
Johann Gottlieb FICHTE, The Vocation of Man (1800), p. 311
Arthur SCHOPENHAUER, The World as Will and Idea (1819), p. 315
Samuel Taylor COLERIDGE, Aids to Reflection (1825), p. 319
Auguste COMTE, A Course of Positive Philosophy (1830-42), p. 322
G. W. F. HEGEL, The Philosophy of Religion (1832), p. 328
Thomas CARLYLE, Sartor Resartus (1833-34), p. 333
John Stuart MILL
A System of Logic (1843), p. 337
Principles of Political Economy (1848), p. 342
On Liberty (1859), p. 347Herbert SPENCER, First Principles (1862), p. 351
John Stuart MILL, Utilitarianism (1863), p. 356
W. E. H. LECKY, Rise and Influence of Rationalism in Europe (1865), p. 360
Friedrich Wilhelm NIETZSCHE, Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883-84), p. 366
Herbert SPENCER, Principles of Ethics (1879-93), p. 371
Max Simon NORDAU, Degeneration (1893), p. 376
Frederick W. H. MYERS, Human Personality (1903), p. 381
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Science
William HARVEY, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood (1628), p. 388
GALILEO Galilei, Dialogue of the Two Greatest Systems of the World (1632), p. 392
Sir Isaac NEWTON, Principles of Philosophy (1637), p. 396
Comte de BUFFON, Natural History (1749-89), p. 401
Jean Baptiste de LAMARCK, Zoological Philosophy (1809), p. 405
Sir Humphry DAVY, Elements of Chemical Philosophy (1812), p. 410
Georges CUVIER, The Surface of the Globe (1825), p. 414
Sir Charles LYELL, Principles of Geology (1830-33), p. 418
Charles DARWIN, The Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle (1845), p. 422
Alexander von HUMBOLDT, Cosmos (1845-47), p. 427
Sir John HERSCHEL, Outlines of Astronomy (1849), p. 432
Charles DARWIN, On the Origin of Species (1859), p. 437
Michael FARADAY, The Chemical History of a Candle (1860-61), p. 446
Herbert SPENCER, Principles of Biology (1864-67), p. 450
Karl MARX, Capital: A Critical Analysis (1867), p. 455
Ernst HAECKEL, The Evolution of Man (1874), p. 460
Sir Francis GALTON, Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development (1883), p. 465
Auguste FOREL, The Senses of Insects (1900), p. 470
Ernst HAECKEL, The Riddle of the Universe (1901), p. 474
William BATESON, Mendel's Principles of Heredity (1902), p. 479
Albert EINSTEIN, Relativity (1905-15), p. 483
Sigmund FREUD, Psycho-analysis (1922), p. 488
Sir Arthur KEITH, The Antiquity of Man (1925), p. 495
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Religion
PLOTINUS (A. D. 205-269), The Enneads, p. 502
Saint AUGUSTINE, Confessions (c. 397), p. 505
Thomas a KEMPIS, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1420), p. 510
Jean CALVIN, The Institution of the Christian Religion (1536), p. 514
GALILEO Galilei, The Authority of Scripture (1614), p. 517
Johann Amos COMENIUS, The Labyrinth of the World (c. 1622), p. 521
Sir Thomas BROWNE, Religio Medici (1643), p. 524
Jeremy TAYLOR
The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living (1650), p. 528
The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying (1651), p. 532
Blaise PASCAL
Letters to a Provincial (1656-57), p. 536
Thoughts (1670), p. 540
Francois de FENELON, The Existence of God (1686), p. 544
Joseph BUTLER, The Analogy of Religion (1736), p. 549
Emanuel SWEDENBORG, Heaven and Hell (1758), p. 553
William PALEY, Views of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), p. 556
Ludwig Andreas FEUERBACH, The Essence of Christianity (1841), p. 560
John Henry NEWMAN, Apologia pro Vita Sua (1864), p. 565
Sir John Robert SEELEY, Ecce Homo (1865), p. 569
Leo TOLSTOY, My Confession (1888), p. 575
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Poetry
HOMER
Iliad, p. 580
Odyssey, p. 585
PINDAR (c. 522-443 B.C.), Odes of Victory, p. 592
LUCRETIUS (c. 98-55 B. C.), On the Nature of Things, p. 598
CATULLUS (c. 87-54 B. C.), Poems, p. 604
HORACE (35-8 B. C.), Poems, p. 607
VIRGIL, Aeneid (19 B. C.), p. 615
OVID, The Metamorphoses (c. A. D. 10), p. 625
MARTIAL
Epigrams (80-c. 104), p. 631
Epitaphs (80-c. 104), p. 631
Poems (80-c. 104), p. 631
JUVENAL, Satires (100-140), p. 634
DANTE Alighieri, The Divine Comedy (c. 1321), p. 640
PETRARCH, Verses to My Lady Laura (1337), p. 649
Geoffrey CHAUCER, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1390), p. 655
Francois VILLON, The Great Testament (1461), p. 663
Torquato TASSO, Jerusalem Delivered (1580), p. 668
Edmund SPENSER, The Faerie Queen (1599), p. 673
William SHAKESPEARE, The Sonnets (1609), p. 679
Robert HERRICK, Hesperides and Noble Numbers (1649), p. 687
Samuel BUTLER, Hudibras (1663-78), p. 691
John MILTON, Paradise Lost (1667), p. 695
John DRYDEN, Absalom and Achitophel (1681), p. 708
Alexander POPE, An Essay on Man (1733-34), p. 714
Robert BURNS, Poems (1759-96), p. 720
William COWPER, The Task (1785), p. 724
Thomas CAMPBELL, The Pleasures of Hope (1799), p. 729
George CRABBE, The Parish Register (1807), p. 734
Sir Walter SCOTT, The Lady of the Lake (1810), p. 739
Lord BYRON, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812), p. 743
William WORDSWORTH, The Excursion (1814), p. 748
John KEATS, Endymion (1818), p. 754
Percy Bysshe SHELLEY, The Revolt of Islam (1818), p. 760
Lord BYRON, Don Juan (1819-24), p. 765
Philip James BAILEY, Festus: A Poem (1839), p. 771
Alfred, Lord TENNYSON, In Memoriam (1850), p. 778
Walt WHITMAN, Leaves of Grass (1855), p. 782
Alfred, Lord TENNYSON, Idylls of the King (1859), p. 788
Christina Georgina ROSSETTI, Goblin Market and Other Poems (1847-93), p. 796
Algernon Charles SWINBURNE, Atalanta in Calydon (1865), p. 802
Robert BROWNING, The Ring and the Book (1868-69), p. 807
James THOMSON, The City of Dreadful Night (1874), p. 813
Dante Gabriel ROSSETTI, Sonnets (1880), p. 817
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Biography
Flavius JOSEPHUS (A. D. 37-C. 100), Autobiography, p. 823
PLUTARCH, Parallel Lives (c. 101), p. 827
Benvenuto CELLINI (1500-1571), Life of Benvenuto Cellini, p. 832
Lord HERBERT of Cherbury (1581-1648), Autobiography, p. 838
John EVELYN (1620-1706), Evelyn's Diary, p. 843
Samuel PEPYS (1659-69), The Diary of Samuel Pepys, p. 848
Francois de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, Memoirs (1662), p. 853
Lucy HUTCHINSON, Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson (1664-67), p. 858
John BUNYAN, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666), p. 863
George FOX, George Fox's Journal, p. 868
Richard BAXTER, Richard Baxter's Narrative (1696), p. 872
John WESLEY, Journal (1735-90), p. 876
Count de MIRABEAU (1749-91), Memoirs, p. 881
Madame de STAAL, Memoirs (c. 1755), p. 886
John WOOLMAN, Journal of Life and Times (1774), p. 890
Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE, Poetry and Truth from My Own Life (1775), p. 893
Jean Jacques ROUSSEAU, Confessions (1782), p. 898
James BOSWELL, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), p. 903
Edward GIBBON, Memoirs of His Life (1796), p. 916
Robert SOUTHEY, The Life of Nelson (1813), p. 921
Benjamin FRANKLIN, The Life of Benjamin Franklin (1817), p. 925
Thomas DE QUINCEY, Confessions of an English Opium Eater (1821), p. 930
Jean Paul RICHTER, Autobiography (1825), p. 935
John Gibson LOCKHART, The Life of Robert Burns (1828), p. 940
Thomas MOORE, The Life, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron (1830), p. 946
Johann Peter ECKERMANN, Conversations with Goethe (1836), p. 952
John Gibson LOCKHART, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott (1836-38), p. 957
Fanny BURNEY, Diary and Letters of Mme. D'Arblay (1842-46), p. 963
Vicomte de CHATEAUBRIAND, Memoirs from Beyond the Grave (1849-50), p. 968
Leigh HUNT, Autobiography (1850), p. 972
Alexandre DUMAS, Memoirs (1852-54), p. 977
Leo TOLSTOY, Childhood, Boyhood and Youth (1853), p. 982
Elizabeth Cleghorn GASKELL, The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857), p. 985
Thomas CARLYLE, Frederick the Great (1858-65), p. 991
Ernst RENAN, The Life of Jesus (1863), p. 998
John RUSKIN, Praeterita (1886-88), p. 1005
Herbert SPENCER, Autobiography (1904), p. 1009
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Travel
Marco POLO (c. 1254-1324), The Travels of Marco Polo, A Venetian, p. 1016
Richard HAKLUYT, The Principall Navigations of the English Nation (1589), p. 1021
Samuel PURCHAS, Purchas, His Pilgrimes (1625), p. 1025
Willaim DAMPIER, A New Voyage Round the World (1697), p. 1029
VOLTAIRE, Philosophic Letters on the English (1734), p. 1034
Laurence STERNE, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768), p. 1038
Captain James COOK, Voyages of Discovery (1768-84), p. 1043
Bernardin be SAINT PIERRE, Voyage to the Isle of France (1773), p. 1048
James BOSWELL, Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides (1785), p. 1051
Arthur YOUNG, Travels in France (1792), p. 1056
LINNAEUS, A Tour in Lapland (1811), p. 1056
Willaim COBBETT, Rural Rides (1830), p. 1064
Richard Henry DANA, Two Years Before the Mast (1840), p. 1068
George BORROW, The Bible in Spain (1834), p. 1073
Alexander William KINGLAKE, Eothen (1844), p. 1079
Alfred Russel WALLACE, Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro (1853), p. 1084
Sir Richard BURTON, A Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah (1855), p. 1088
Paul du CHAILLU, Equatorial Africa (1861), p. 1094
John Hanning SPEKE, Discovery of the Source of the Nile (1863), p. 1100
James Augustus GRANT, A Walk Across Africa (1863), p. 1105
Mark TWAIN, Innocents Abroad (1869), p. 1110
W. H. HUDSON, The Naturalist in La Plata (1892), p. 1115
Pierre LOTI, The Desert (1894), p. 1122
Felix DUBOIS, Timbuctoo the Mysterious (1897), p. 1125
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Miscellaneous
AESOP (c. 620-560 B. C.), The Fables of Aesop, p. 1132
DEMOSTHENES
On the Crown (330 B. C.), p. 1136
The Philippics (351-341 B. C.), p. 1140
Marcus Tullius CICERO
Concerning Friendship (43 B. C.), p. 1144
Concerning Old Age (43 B. C.), p. 1148
SENECA (c. 4 B. C.-A. D. 65), On Benefits, p. 1151
QUINTILIAN (c. A. D. 35-97), The Institutes of Oratory, p. 1156
LUCIAN (120-180), Dialogues, p. 1160
ERASMUS, The Praise of Folly (1509), p. 1164
Martin LUTHER, Table Talk (1566), p. 1168
MONTAIGNE, Essays (1581, 1588), p. 1172
Izaak WALTON, The Compleat Angler (1653), p. 1172
Francois de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, Maxims (1665), p. 1181
Cardinal RICHELIEU, Political Testament (1687), p. 1186
Jean de LA BRUYERE, Characters (1688), p. 1191
John SELDEN, Table Talk (1689),. p. 1195
BOSSUET, Funeral Orations (1689), p. 1197
William PENN, Some Fruits of Solitude (1693), p. 1201
Daniel DEFOE, Journal of the Plague Year (1722), p. 1205
Gotthold Ephraim LESSING, Laocoon (1766), p. 1209
Gilbert WHITE, The Natural History of Selborne (1789), p. 1212
Samuel Taylor COLERIDGE, Biographia Literaria (1817), p. 1217
William HAZLITT, Lectures on the English Poets (1818), p. 1222
Charles LAMB, Essays of Elia (1823), p. 1227
Walter Savage LANDOR, Imaginary Conversations (1824-29), p. 1231
Samuel Taylor COLERIDGE, Table Talk (1835), p. 1235
Henry HALLAM, Introduction to the Literature of Europe (1837-39), p. 1239
Thomas CARLYLE, On Heroes and Hero-Worship (1841), p. 1244
Henry David THOREAU, Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854), p. 1249
Ralph Waldo EMERSON, English Traits (1856), p. 1253
Oliver Wendell HOLMES, The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1857), p. 1257
John BROWN, Horae Subsecivae (1859), p. 1262
Eugenie de GUERIN, Journal (1861), p. 1266
Matthew ARNOLD, Literature and Dogma (1873), p. 1270
Henri Frederic AMIEL, Fragments of an Intimate Journal (1882), p. 1274
William MORRIS, A Dream of John Ball (c. 1885), p. 1279
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