Harvard Classics Books in Order
51-volume anthology of classic works from world literature
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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1909 · Publius Vergilius Maro
Virgil's Æneid is a 1909 book by Publius Vergilius Maro. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
1909 · Adam Smith
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is a 1909 book by Adam Smith. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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1909 · Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays and English Traits is a 1909 book by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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1909 · Francis Bacon
Essays, civil and moral; and, The new Atlantis is a 1909 book by Francis Bacon. It is part of the series Harvard Classics. Catalog genres: Religion &…
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1909 · Aesop
Folk-Lore and Fable is a 1909 book by Aesop, Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm], Hans Christian Andersen. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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1909 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a 1909 book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Christopher Marlowe. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero, with his Treatises on Friendship and Old Age
1909 · Cicero
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero, with his Treatises on Friendship and Old Age is a 1909 book by Cicero, Pliny the Younger. It is part of the series…
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1909 · John Dryden
Modern English Drama is a 1909 book by John Dryden, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Oliver Goldsmith, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning, Lord Byron.…
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1909 · Aeschylus
Nine Greek Dramas is a 1909 book by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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This 1909 volume collects Edmund Burke's philosophical inquiry into the origin of ideas of the sublime and beautiful, together with his Reflections…
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Plutarch's lives of Themistocles, Pericles, Aristides, Alcibiades, and Coriolanus, Demosthenes, and Cicero, Cæsar and Antony is a 1909 book by…
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The Apology, Phædo, and Crito of Plato
1909 · Πλάτων
The Apology, Phædo, and Crito of Plato is a 1909 book by Πλάτων, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
1909 · Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a 1909 book by Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, William Penn. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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The Complete Poems of John Milton
1909 · John Milton
The Complete Poems of John Milton is a 1909 book by John Milton. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
1909 · Augustine of Hippo
The Confessions of St. Augustine is a 1909 book by Augustine of Hippo, Thomas à Kempis. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
1909 · Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri is a 1909 book by Dante Alighieri. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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The First Part of the Delightful History of the Most Ingenious Knight, Don Quixote of the Mancha
1909 · Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The First Part of the Delightful History of the Most Ingenious Knight, Don Quixote of the Mancha is a 1909 book by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It…
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1909 · John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress is a 1909 book by John Bunyan, Izaak Walton. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
1909 · Robert Burns
The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns is a 1909 book by Robert Burns. It is part of the series Harvard Classics. Catalog genres: Poetry.
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Harvard Classics books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with the first book.
How many books are in the Harvard Classics series?
We list 26 books by Publius Vergilius Maro , published between 1882–1999.
Where can I buy the Harvard Classics books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.