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[4.5 STARS] This set (published Oct. 20, 2017 by Eireann Press) is one of several ebook editions of the HARVARD CLASSICS presently in the Kindle Store, and it is virtually identical to two issued by Golden Deer, so if you have previously acquired either of those, there is no added benefit to downloading this one.NOTE: My review for an excellent edition from PoorRichardsPrintShop may be attached to this one; if so, be aware that edition does not have the slight imperfections of the Eireann set, but it lacks the "Shelf of Fiction" and costs more.The lower the price, the less I bemoan any minor shortcomings, so imperfect though this Eireann edition may be, if it remains priced at only $.99 (the lowest price of all currently available HARVARD CLASSICS sets), it's still the best dollar you will ever spend in the Kindle Store.It's easy to praise the HARVARD CLASSICS and the value of reading great literature, but the question here is whether or not this ebook edition by Eireann Press truly and faithfully reproduces that iconic set. The short answer is "almost, but not quite." To explain what I mean we must begin with the HARVARD CLASSICS itself (especially for those unfamiliar with it).The HARVARD CLASSICS was not primarily meant to be a full and comprehensive collection of all the world's great literature. Rather, it was a judicious and representative SELECTION (made circa 1909 by Harvard President, Dr. Charles W. Eliot) from AMONG the great works, both fiction and nonfiction (including biography, poetry, essays, drama, philosophy, travel, science, religion, etc.) to provide the essence of a well-rounded, college-level education to the masses -- or at least to those among them who could afford to purchase such an expensive set and had the self-motivation to actually read the works in it. Along with the classic texts of the works themselves were provided valuable supplemental materials (informative and explanatory footnotes, introductions, lists of characters, biographies, criticisms, commentaries, essays, etc.) unique to that set.The original 50 volumes from 1909 were followed by the 51st in 1914 (containing lectures) and the 20-volume "Shelf of Fiction" in 1917. In hardcover, the HARVARD CLASSICS was first published and sold by Collier and later reprinted and sold by Grolier well into the 1980's. (In its later years, its chief competitor was Britannica's multi-volume GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD, with its unique and impressive, 2-volume, topical-survey index, the SYNTOPICON.)In evaluating the HARVARD CLASSICS or any edition of it, we must never lose sight of its educational intent and regard it accordingly; it is not merely a large collection of books but a carefully chosen collection to suit Dr. Eliot's purpose and plan, and many truly great works (such as the ILIAD) were NOT included in it because he felt other books (in Homer's case, the ODYSSEY) better suited that plan and his intended audience. Sometimes excerpts rather than complete works were provided. (And, as should be obvious, any famous works from after the aforementioned dates were not included.) But such omissions do not constitute a criticism, because what it DOES contain, makes it utterly fabulous; the sheer VARIETY of works and authors included in the HARVARD CLASSICS is staggering.For some idea of what's to be found in the HARVARD CLASSICS, go to the Kindle Store and read the blurb for the 180-book version of it by Aeterna Press; that blurb lists all except 3 volumes. Missing are v.11 (ORIGIN OF SPECIES, by Darwin), v.29 (VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE, by Darwin), and v.48 (works by Blaise Pascal). These are among the 10% of the HARVARD CLASSICS' content deemed unsound (!) for Roman Catholic consumption (!) by Aeterna Press and removed (!), which is why I cannot recommend that deliberately incomplete set. Nevertheless, its listing gives you some idea of what you will find in THIS set by Eireann.The Eireann edition of the HARVARD CLASSICS, however, is not without some imperfections you should be aware of. The text of volume 38, "Scientific Papers," appears much lighter than that of the other, normally dark-print volumes (at least on my Kindle Paperwhite). I am more disappointed that this Eireann edition does not always provide the wonderful supplemental materials (mentioned above) for works in the 20-volume "Shelf of Fiction." Some have them; some don't. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, for example, is presented here without (1) the biographical note by William Allan Neilson, (2) a list of characters, and (3) six criticisms and interpretations by Sir Walter Scott, Lord Macaulay, W.F. Pollock, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, Goldwin Smith, and F. W. Cornish. It is still a great novel, but minus those items it is no different from the typical, text-only, public domain version of it. The first 51 volumes, however, thankfully SEEM to have all the supplementary material. And those volumes are the bulk and the heart of the collection.Another disappointment is that translators are inconsistently identified; usually their names are provided, but sometimes they are not. For instance, we are told who translated the version of Homer's ODYSSEY used here (Butcher and Lang), but who translated Plato's DIALOGUES? We are not told. Of course, in the original HARVARD CLASSICS, they were always identified, usually on the volume's title page if nowhere else, but those title pages are not always faithfully reproduced here. This is a significant omission since many works are uniquely associated with their particular translators, and some are distinctly better than others; it thus greatly matters who translated the ancient or foreign works included here, and discerning readers want to know who they are. (FYI: Plato is here translated by Benjamin Jowett.)A large set like this requires an active TOC. This DOES have one, but it consists solely of volume numbers. If you're looking for a specific author or work, or just want to survey the content of this set, it's not very helpful to confront a list of 71 (51+20) volume numbers. (Which one contains Chaucer? Unless you already know, it can be a long search.) Fortunately, most individual volumes (when you finally locate the one you desire) have more useful, active TOCs (though sadly, a very few don't).Volume 50 is an index volume (actually containing quite a few indices, both general and topical, but in its totality nowhere near the ideological inclusiveness and scope of the aforementioned SYNTOPICON); its inactive listings (in tiny print) refer to volume numbers (GOOD) and page numbers (NOT SO GOOD, because page numbers are not indicated anywhere throughout this ebook set). Locating specific material via this index volume can thus be a tad challenging at first, but the more you familiarize yourself with it, the more useful it will become. (Be sure to bookmark Kindle location number 397608 for an inactive list of volume contents to use in conjunction with the active TOC; this will, for instance, tell you that Chaucer is to be found in vol. 40.)None of the above negatives are deal-breakers, and the pros far outweigh the cons. Happily, the footnotes (which define, clarify, and explain significant words and terms as well as identify sources -- and which Dr. Eliot highly praised) ARE provided and are often active. The formatting, overall (aside from that one light-print volume), is also VERY handsomely done. So while it's not perfect, it comes pretty close. An imperfect HARVARD CLASSICS is better than none at all, but it wouldn't take very much for an enlightened ebook publisher to correct the deficiencies in this public domain version to create a truly complete and functionally perfect set of the HARVARD CLASSICS as Dr. Eliot intended it to be. For now, I have dutifully subtracted a token 1/2 star from this otherwise 5-star set because of its flaws (but NOT because of any dissatisfaction with the HARVARD CLASSICS itself).As noted at the onset, there are other sets of the HARVARD CLASSICS currently being sold in the Kindle Store. Some are identical to this, and prices vary. None is necessarily significantly better than this one, but the one from PoorRichardsPrintShop is the most authentically reproduced; except for the expurgated Aeterna version, you cannot go wrong with any you choose.The HARVARD CLASSICS is truly a great set for every literate person to own, but unlike its attractive, expensive, hardcovered predecessor, which even unread at least looked impressive when displayed conspicuously in its owner's den or living room, the real value derived from downloading this ebook edition comes only to those who actually READ it, savor it, re-read it, ponder it, discuss it, and otherwise make its content a vital part of their intellectual lives. And THAT is what Dr. Eliot intended his set of HARVARD CLASSICS to do.To conclude, let me reiterate something I said at the onset. Purchasing this, despite its imperfections, is the best $.99 you are likely to ever spend in the Kindle Store.
I remember as a young girl visiting a great aunt who loved books, and spending hours looking at her multi-volume set of “Great Books of the Western Worldâ€. I was able to discover great authors and books from several millennia! With this in mind, when I downloaded my kindle purchase of The “Complete Harvard Classicsâ€, I looked forward to browsing through the table of contents and learn what readings had been included in the volume. I was therefore surprised and very disappointed that the table of contents just listed Volume one, Volume two, etc. If I wanted to learn what books were included, that would require painstakingly clicking on volume after volume or looking it up elsewhere.Fro the time being I have sadly rated this purchase as two stars, but am hoping that the sellers can provide an update with a detailed and usable table of contents. Then I will be happy to upgrade my rating.
UPDATED & REVISED on 10/24/17: This review pertains primarily to the edition from Poor Richards Print Shop (PRPS), for which it was originally written. In it, for comparative purposes, I refer to other editions (from Aeterna, Golden Deer, and Eireann); this review is even attached to at least one of them.The Golden Deer and Eireann Press editions have identical imperfections, but are still pretty good. The very inexpensive Aeterna edition of the HARVARD CLASSICS to which I once compared this one from Poor Richards Print Shop (PRPS) in my original review (of December 13, 2014), is no longer complete. The Aeterna edition is now deliberately missing several volumes and other works it had previously contained. In fact, it has been expurgated by 10% -- its figure -- to remove "morally bad content" based on the publisher's Roman Catholic ideology. Thus, I can no longer recommend the Aeterna edition since it defeats the very educational purpose of that classic collection. That makes THIS solid and unexpurgated edition from PRPS even more desirable than ever before.In a pre-Kindle age, the HARVARD CLASSICS provided instant access to a large selection of some of the world's greatest literature -- and they sure looked impressive on a shelf in one's living room. But these were not meant to be used as home decor; they were to be READ, pondered, re-read, enjoyed, discussed, and in that manner, incorporated into one's intellectual mindset. As a book-lover myself, I can well understand the joy of owning a complete, attractively-bound, HARDCOVERED set of the HARVARD CLASSICS -- but to fulfill a life-long dream, I'll settle for an ebook version of it (especially one as well-done as this set from PRPS).The 1909 HARVARD CLASSICS contains the type of great books many of us were required to read back in our college days when a liberal arts education demanded that all students be familiar with such high quality, demanding literature. The books remain as good and challenging as they ever were, but today this set of them is much easier to obtain -- and less expensive (although this PRPS edition, until recently, sold at a still rather steep price of $50.00).Publisher PRPS doesn't permit a sample to be downloaded for a prospective purchaser to examine its formatting, but PRPS also sells individual volumes of the HARVARD CLASSICS, and these CAN be sampled. If you inspect some of those, you will see they are handsomely-formatted; the formatting for the rest of this set is every bit as good. (NOTE: Be certain you sample PRPS editions and not some other by mistake.)Be aware, however, that this is the original 51-volume set WITHOUT the 20-volume SHELF OF FICTION. The 51-volumes, however, are the real "meat" of the HARVARD CLASSICS. The SHELF OF FICTION was added later to introduce some modernity to the older set and make it more desirable to prospective purchasers.A virtually complete set of the HARVARD CLASSICS, one which DID contain the SHELF OF FICTION, was available from the aformentioned Aeterna Press, but that version (claiming "180 books" prior to having 10% of its content expurgated) had (and still, in its censored version, has) two significant formatting flaws: no italics and no footnotes. Some headings in that edition ARE italicized, but italics do not appear in the actual text to indicate words or ideas their authors wished to particularly stress. The footnotes were meant not only to identify specific sources, but to provide clarification and vital information to readers permitting them to better understand the text. Their absence in that edition is a particularly egregious flaw.Does this PRPS edition display italics and the original footnotes? Examine volume 7 containing "The Confessions of St. Augustine" (with its many Scripture notes) and volume 40 containing Chaucer's heavily-footnoted "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" (with notes defining Middle English words) to discover that the answer to both is a resounding YES. It does show italics in the text, and it does have the footnotes. Overall, this edition of the HARVARD CLASSICS by PRPS is an attractive and nicely-formatted one.Some newer editions (such as from Golden Deer and Eireann Press) do not consistently identify the translators of foreign-language works, and although they are handsomely-formatted and DO provide the 20-volume SHELF OF FICTION (which this edition does not), they do not consistently provide the valuable supplemental materials to enhance the reader's understanding and appreciation of those fictional works; as a result, the unenhanced ones, though still great by themselves, are no different from free, easy-to-obtain, text-only, public domain versions. This is not how Dr. Eliot, brainchild of the HARVARD CLASSICS, intended them to be presented in his iconic set. Is having a flawed SHELF OF FICTION better than not having it at all? That's a call you'll have to make.The limited content imposed upon collections like this when they were originally published (due in part to the constraints of the physical volumes in which they were packaged) no longer apply, and the whole world of great literary works is now easily and INEXPENSIVELY available online, in ebook format, at your fingertips. YOU -- and not some editor (or some censor) -- can now decide which specific works you wish to consider reading out of a vast array. In a sense, that has become the new equivalent of the HARVARD CLASSICS. But, there are numerous introductions, essays, criticisms, lectures, foreign works, and special notes unique to the original HARVARD CLASSICS that cannot be found (easily or otherwise) elsewhere. Those insightful materials still make the HARVARD CLASSICS highly desirable to today's discerning readers. Indeed, they make this something other than "merely" a collection of great works.But great they truly are. Works of fact and fiction, poetry, plays, essays, scientific papers, philosophy, religion, exploration, history, and so much more will be found in the HARVARD CLASSICS. The sheer number of authors and works (not to mention the variety of them) is absolutely stunning! This really is a MUST for every literate person.From PRPS, this is the most authentically reproduced, 51-volume set of the HARVARD CLASSICS currently available in the Kindle Store. As such, it is as perfectly formatted as one can expect an ebook version to be. Overall, this edition from PRPS is about as good as it gets.
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