Authors of Greece and Rome One Should Know--Masterpieces of the Ancient World that may be Enjoyed in Good English Versions. THE ARABIAN NIGHTS AND OTHER CLASSICS 39 Oriental Fairy Tales and German Legends--The Ancient Arabian Stories and the Nibelungenlied among World's Greatest Books. THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE 48 An Eloquent book of Religious Meditation--The Ablest of Early Christian Fathers Tells of His Youth, His Friends and His Conversion. DON QUIXOTE, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT BOOKS 56 Cervantes' Masterpiece a Book for All Time--Intensely Spanish, it Still Appeals to All Nations by its Deep Human Interest. THE IMITATION OF CHRIST 64 Features of Great Work by Old Thomas a Kempis--Meditations of a Flemish Monk which have not Lost their Influence in Five Hundred Years. THE RUBA'IYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM 74 Popularity of an Old Persian's Quatrains--Splendid Oriental Imagery Joined to Modern Doubt Found in this Great Poem. THE DIVINE COMEDY BY DANTE 83 Influence of One of the World's Great Books--The Exiled Florentine's Poem has Colored the Life and Work of Many Famous Writers. HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF BOOKS 92 Is the Higher Education an Absolute Necessity?--Desire to gain Knowledge and Culture will make one Master of All the Best Books. MILTON'S PARADISE LOST AND OTHER POEMS 100 A Book that Ranks Close to the English Bible--It Tells the Story of Satan's Revolt, the Fall of Man and the Expulsion from Eden. PILGRIM'S PROGRESS THE FINEST OF ALL ALLEGORIES 108 Bunyan's Story full of the Spirit of the Bible--The Simple Tale of Christian's Struggles and Triumph Appeals to Old and Young. OLD DR. JOHNSON AND HIS BOSWELL 116 His Great Fame Due to His Admirer's Biography--Boswell's Work makes the Doctor the best known Literary Man of his Age. ROBINSON CRUSOE AND GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 124 Masterpieces of Defoe and Swift Widely Read--Two Writers of Genius whose Stories have Delighted Readers for Hundreds of Years. BIBLIOGRAPHY 133 Notes on the Historical and best Reading Editions of Great Authors. INDEX 159 ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Title Page of the Celebrated First Folio Edition of Shakespeare _Title_