Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 02WORLD'S BEST LITERATUREReading editionChapter navigation95 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…WORLD'S BEST LITERATURECHARLES DUDLEY WARNERTHE ADVISORY COUNCILVOLUME II.HENRI FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL--(Continued from Volume I)ANACREONHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIERTHE TEAPOTTHE UGLY DUCKLINGWHAT THE MOON SAWTHE LOVERSTHE SNOW QUEENTHE NIGHTINGALETHE MARKET PLACE AT ODENSE (1836)THE ANDERSEN JUBILEE AT ODENSE'MISERERE' IN THE SIXTINE CHAPELANEURINTHE SLAYING OF OWAINANGLO-SAXON LITERATUREFROM 'BEOWULF'CAEDMON'S INSPIRATIONFROM THE 'CHRONICLE'GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIOTHE DROWNED BOYANTARTHE VALOR OF ANTARLUCIUS APULEIUSTHE TALE OF ARISTOMENES, THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELERTHE AWAKENING OF CUPIDTHOMAS AQUINASON THE VALUE OF OUR CONCEPTS OF THE DEITYHOW CAN THE ABSOLUTE BE A CAUSE?ON THE PRODUCTION OF LIVING THINGSTHE ARABIAN NIGHTSFROM 'THE STORY OF THE CITY OF BRASS'FROM 'THE HISTORY OF KING OMAR BEN ENNUMAN, AND HIS SONS SHERKAN AND ZOULMEKAN'FROM 'SINDBAD THE SEAMAN AND SINDBAD THE LANDSMAN'FIRST VOYAGE OF SINDBAD HIGHT THE SEAMAN.CONCLUSION OF THE 'THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT'ARABIC LITERATUREFROM THE QU'RANChapter XXXV · : INTITLED "THE CREATOR." REVEALED AT MECCAChapter LV · : INTITLED "THE MERCIFUL." REVEALED AT MECCAChapter LXXXIV · : INTITLED "THE RENDING IN SUNDER." REVEALED AT MECCATHE CALIPH OMAR BIN ABD AL-AZIZ AND THE POETSDOMINIQUE FRANÇOIS ARAGOLAPLACEJOHN ARBUTHNOTOF THE RUDIMENTS OF MARTIN'S LEARNINGTHE ARGONAUTIC LEGENDLUDOVICO ARIOSTOARISTOPHANESARISTOTLETHE NATURE OF THE SOULON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HISTORY AND POETRY, AND HOW HISTORICAL MATTER SHOULD BE USED IN POETRYON PHILOSOPHYON ESSENCESON COMMUNITY OF STUDIESJÓN ARNASONTHE MERMANTHE FISHERMAN OF GÖTURTHE MAGIC SCYTHETHE MAN-SERVANT AND THE WATER-ELVESTHE CROSSWAYSERNST MORITZ ARNDTEDWIN ARNOLDMATTHEW ARNOLDINTELLIGENCE AND GENIUSSWEETNESS AND LIGHTOXFORDTHE ARTHURIAN LEGENDSFROM GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH'S 'HISTORIA BRITONUM'THE HOLY GRAILPETER CHRISTEN ASBJÖRNSENGUDBRAND OF THE MOUNTAIN-SIDETHE WIDOW'S SONROGER ASCHAMON GENTLENESS IN EDUCATIONON STUDY AND EXERCISEATHENÆUSWHY THE NILE OVERFLOWSHOW TO PRESERVE THE HEALTHAN ACCOUNT OF SOME GREAT EATERSTHE LOVE OF ANIMALS FOR MANPER DANIEL AMADEUS ATTERBOMTHE GENIUS OF THE NORTHAUCASSIN AND NICOLLETEIMPRISONMENT OF NICOLETTEAUCASSIN AND THE VISCOUNTJOHN JAMES AUDUBONA DANGEROUS ADVENTUREBERTHOLD AUERBACHTHE FIRST MASSTHE PEASANT-NURSE AND THE PRINCEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →CHARLES DUDLEY WARNERAll chapters and sections (95)Other sectionsWORLD'S BEST LITERATURECHARLES DUDLEY WARNERTHE ADVISORY COUNCILSections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsHENRI FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL--(Continued from Volume I)ANACREONHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIERTHE TEAPOTTHE UGLY DUCKLINGWHAT THE MOON SAWTHE LOVERSTHE SNOW QUEENTHE NIGHTINGALETHE MARKET PLACE AT ODENSE (1836)THE ANDERSEN JUBILEE AT ODENSE'MISERERE' IN THE SIXTINE CHAPELANEURINTHE SLAYING OF OWAINANGLO-SAXON LITERATUREFROM 'BEOWULF'CAEDMON'S INSPIRATIONFROM THE 'CHRONICLE'GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIOTHE DROWNED BOYANTARTHE VALOR OF ANTARLUCIUS APULEIUSTHE TALE OF ARISTOMENES, THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELERTHE AWAKENING OF CUPIDTHOMAS AQUINASON THE VALUE OF OUR CONCEPTS OF THE DEITYHOW CAN THE ABSOLUTE BE A CAUSE?ON THE PRODUCTION OF LIVING THINGSTHE ARABIAN NIGHTSFROM 'THE STORY OF THE CITY OF BRASS'FROM 'THE HISTORY OF KING OMAR BEN ENNUMAN, AND HIS SONS SHERKAN AND ZOULMEKAN'FROM 'SINDBAD THE SEAMAN AND SINDBAD THE LANDSMAN'FIRST VOYAGE OF SINDBAD HIGHT THE SEAMAN.CONCLUSION OF THE 'THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT'ARABIC LITERATUREFROM THE QU'RANVolume 2 · Chapters355584Volume 2 · Other sectionsTHE CALIPH OMAR BIN ABD AL-AZIZ AND THE POETSDOMINIQUE FRANÇOIS ARAGOLAPLACEJOHN ARBUTHNOTOF THE RUDIMENTS OF MARTIN'S LEARNINGTHE ARGONAUTIC LEGENDLUDOVICO ARIOSTOARISTOPHANESARISTOTLETHE NATURE OF THE SOULON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HISTORY AND POETRY, AND HOW HISTORICAL MATTER SHOULD BE USED IN POETRYON PHILOSOPHYON ESSENCESON COMMUNITY OF STUDIESJÓN ARNASONTHE MERMANTHE FISHERMAN OF GÖTURTHE MAGIC SCYTHETHE MAN-SERVANT AND THE WATER-ELVESTHE CROSSWAYSERNST MORITZ ARNDTEDWIN ARNOLDMATTHEW ARNOLDINTELLIGENCE AND GENIUSSWEETNESS AND LIGHTOXFORDTHE ARTHURIAN LEGENDSFROM GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH'S 'HISTORIA BRITONUM'THE HOLY GRAILPETER CHRISTEN ASBJÖRNSENGUDBRAND OF THE MOUNTAIN-SIDETHE WIDOW'S SONROGER ASCHAMON GENTLENESS IN EDUCATIONON STUDY AND EXERCISEATHENÆUSWHY THE NILE OVERFLOWSHOW TO PRESERVE THE HEALTHAN ACCOUNT OF SOME GREAT EATERSTHE LOVE OF ANIMALS FOR MANPER DANIEL AMADEUS ATTERBOMTHE GENIUS OF THE NORTHAUCASSIN AND NICOLLETEIMPRISONMENT OF NICOLETTEAUCASSIN AND THE VISCOUNTJOHN JAMES AUDUBONA DANGEROUS ADVENTUREBERTHOLD AUERBACHTHE FIRST MASSTHE PEASANT-NURSE AND THE PRINCEANCIENT AND MODERNCHARLES DUDLEY WARNER →