Description
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books is a famous 1909 literary anthology edited by Charles W. Eliot as Volume 39 of the Harvard Classics. It features key introductory texts by writers like William Caxton, Walt Whitman, and Samuel Johnson.
This deluxe green binding edition was reissued by P. F. Collier & Son Corporation in 1969. This 437-page volume gathers historical introductions, dedications, and prologues written by legendary thinkers and writers.
Key Authors and Texts Featured in this edition:-
- William Caxton: Prologues and epilogues to early prints including The Canterbury Tales and Aesop.
- Sir Walter Raleigh: “Preface to the History of the World.”
- Isaac Newton & Nicolaus Copernicus: Landmark scientific prefaces and dedications outlining celestial and natural philosophy.
- Samuel Johnson & Walt Whitman: Critical literary essays including Johnson’s Preface to the English Dictionary and Whitman’s Preface to Leaves of Grass.
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