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Authored by J.A. Hammerton, "The World's Greatest Books Vol. IX" is a set of short tales that suggests how wealthy and varied writing is round the arena. As a reputable editor and literary figure, Hammerton puts collectively a group of works that span genres, cultures, and time durations, taking readers on a literary journey thru a number of the most well-known works ever written. This massive collection's ninth volume brings together a carefully selected selection of critical writings that display how large human notion and creativeness are. The series has plenty of distinctive forms of…mehr

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Authored by J.A. Hammerton, "The World's Greatest Books Vol. IX" is a set of short tales that suggests how wealthy and varied writing is round the arena. As a reputable editor and literary figure, Hammerton puts collectively a group of works that span genres, cultures, and time durations, taking readers on a literary journey thru a number of the most well-known works ever written. This massive collection's ninth volume brings together a carefully selected selection of critical writings that display how large human notion and creativeness are. The series has plenty of distinctive forms of writing, from traditional memories to philosophical treatises. It gives readers a complete photo of what splendid writing is all about. Considerate selection by using Hammerton, who has plenty of revel in as an editor, consists of a nice mix of famous classics and lesser-recognized gems. The series of brief testimonies acts as a literary manual, leading readers via the complete subject of human storytelling. Thanks to Hammerton's cautious editing, this collection no longer handiest keeps the high-quality works of literature from exclusive countries alive, however it also offers readers easy get entry to to the first-class books inside the area. The carefully chosen pages of "The World's Greatest Books Vol. IX" deliver readers a huge view of what it manner to be human, whether they're reading undying works of fiction or deep intellectual insights.
Autorenporträt
Dictionary of National Biography Calls Sir John Alexander Hammerton "the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference that Britain has known" (he was born on February 27, 1871, in Alexandria, Scotland and died on May 12, 1949, in London). Hammerton first job as a journalist was in Nottingham, where he met Arthur Mee, who would become his lifelong partner and friend. He joined Alfred Harmsworth's Amalgamated Press in 1905. The Harmsworth Self-Educator was made by him and Mee. Hammerton helped with the first version of Mee's Children's Encyclopaedia. It came out every two weeks from 1908 to 1910 and was later collected in eight big books. Hammerton contributed by putting together pieces about "Poetry" and "Famous Books." Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia was Hammerton's most important work. It was first released every two weeks from 1920 to 1922. Twelve million books of the Encyclopedia were sold all over the English-speaking world. Other parts of the text were changed and published as articles in Hammerton's later six-volume self-help series called Practical Knowledge for All.