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Title: The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I

Author: Francis W. Halsey

Editor: Henry Cabot Lodge

Release Date: June 4, 2007 [EBook #21679]

Language: English

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[Illustration: MILTON, BACON, CHAUCER, and SHAKESPEARE.]

THE BEST

_of the_

WORLD'S CLASSICS

RESTRICTED TO PROSE

HENRY CABOT LODGE

_Editor-in-Chief_

FRANCIS W. HALSEY

_Associate Editor_

With an Introduction, Biographical and
Explanatory Notes, etc.

IN TEN VOLUMES

Vol. III

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND--I

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

NEW YORK AND LONDON

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

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The Best of the World's Classics

VOL. III

GREAT BRITAIN AND

IRELAND--I

1281-1745

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CONTENTS

VOL. III--GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND--I

RICHARD DE BURY--(Born in 1281, died in 1345.)

In Praise of Books.
(From the "Philobiblon")

SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE--(Reputed author.)

I The Route from England to Constantinople.
(From the "Travels")

II At the Court of the Great Chan.
(From the "Travels")

JOHN WYCLIF--(Born about 1324, died in 1384.)

The Baptism of Christ.
(Being a translation