The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction; Volume 5

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This collection features works of fiction carefully selected by Harvard University's President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot and his assistant editor William A. Neilson based on their belief that a liberal education must include a familiarity with the classics of literature. These volumes contain some of the most significant and influential works of fiction from authors such as Jane Austen, Victor Hugo, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.