| Émile Gaboriau.
1832–1873. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Impostor and the Banker’s Wife: The Robbery |
| M. Lecoq’s System |
| Benito Pérez Galdós.
1843–1920. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Henry Bishop |
| The First Night of a Famous Play, in the Year 1807 |
| Doña Perfecta’s Daughter |
| Above-Stairs in a Royal Palace |
| John Galsworthy.
1867–1933. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Henry Walcott Boynton |
| Bianca’s “Day” |
| The Vagabonds |
| A Letter to the American People |
| Francis Galton.
1822–1911. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Comparative Worth of Different Races |
| Arne Garborg.
1851–1924. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Conflict of the Creeds |
| Hamlin Garland.
1860–1940. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| A Summer Mood |
| A Storm on Lake Michigan |
| Elizabeth Gaskell.
1810–1865. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Our Society |
| Visiting |
| Théophile Gautier.
1811–1872. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Robert Louis Sanderson |
| The Entry of Pharaoh into Thebes |
| From ‘The Marsh’ |
| From ‘The Dragon-Fly’ |
| The Doves |
| The Pot of Flowers |
| Prayer |
| The Poet and the Crowd |
| The First Smile of Spring |
| The Veterans |
| John Gay.
1685–1732. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Hare and Many Friends |
| The Sick Man and the Angel |
| The Juggler |
| Sweet William’s Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan |
| From ‘What D’ye Call It?’ |
| Emanuel Geibel.
1815–1884. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| See’st Thou the Sea? |
| As it will Happen |
| Gondoliera |
| The Woodland |
| Onward |
| At Last the Daylight Fadeth |
| Aulus Gellius.
Second Century A.D. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| From ‘Attic Nights’ |
| David Lloyd George.
1863–1945. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Parker Thomas Moon |
| An Appeal to the Nation |
| To American Comrades in Arms |
| Before the War |
| Henry George.
1839–1897. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Robert Murray Haig |
| The Problem |
| The Remedy |
| Gesta Romanorum. |
Critical Introduction |
| Theodosius the Emperoure |
| Ancelmus the Emperour |
| How an Anchoress was Tempted by the Devil |
| Edward Gibbon.
1737–1794. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Edward Hartpole Lecky |
| Zenobia |
| Foundation of Constantinople |
| Character of Constantine |
| Death of Julian |
| The Fall of Rome |
| Silk |
| Mahomet’s Death and Character |
| The Alexandrian Library |
| The Final Ruin of Rome |
| Wilfrid Wilson Gibson.
1878–1962. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Harry Morgan Ayres |
| Fires |
| Marriage |
| Home |
| William Schwenck Gilbert.
1836–1911. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Captain Reece |
| The Yarn of the Nancy Bell |
| The Bishop of Rum-ti-Foo |
| Gentle Alice Brown |
| The Captain and the Mermaids |
| Richard Watson Gilder.
1844–1909. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Two Songs from ‘The New Day’ |
| “Rose-dark the Solemn Sunset” |
| Non Sine Dolore |
| “How Paderewski Plays” |
| The Sonnet |
| America |
| On the Life-Mask of Abraham Lincoln |
| “Call Me Not Dead” |
| After-Song |
| George Gissing.
1857–1903. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Allan Nevins |
| The Profession of Authorship |
| Giuseppe Giusti.
1809–1850. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Lullaby |
| The Steam Guillotine |
| William Ewart Gladstone.
1809–1898. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Macaulay |
| Edwin Lawrence Godkin.
1831–1902. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Duty of Criticism in a Democracy |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
1749–1832. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Edward Dowden |
| Chorus of the Archangels |
| Scenes from ‘Faust’ |
| Mignon’s Love and Longing |
| Wilhelm Meister’s Introduction to Shakespeare |
| Wilhelm Meister’s Analysis of Hamlet |
| The Indenture |
| The Harper’s Songs |
| Mignon’s Song |
| Philina’s Song |
| Prometheus |
| Wanderer’s Night Songs |
| The Elfin-King |
| From ‘The Wanderer’s Storm Song’ |
| The Godlike |
| Solitude |
| Ergo Bibamus! |
| Alexis and Dora |
| Maxims and Reflections |
| Nature |
| Nikolai Gogol.
1809–1852. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Isabel Florence Hapgood |
| From ‘The Inspector’ |
| Old-Fashioned Gentry |
| Carlo Goldoni.
1707–1793. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Cranston Lawton |
| First Love and Parting |
| The Origin of “Masks” in the Italian Comedy |
| Purists and Pedantry |
| A Poet’s Old Age |
| The Café |
| Meïr Aaron Goldschmidt.
1819–1887. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Assar and Mirjam |
| Oliver Goldsmith.
1730?–1774. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Charles Mills Gayley |
| The Vicar’s Family Become Ambitious |
| New Misfortunes: But Offenses are Easily Pardoned Where There is Love at Bottom |
| Pictures from ‘The Deserted Village’ |
| Contrasted National Types |
| Ivan Goncharov.
1812–1891. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Nathan Haskell Dole |
| From ‘Oblomov’ |
| Edmond de Goncourt.
1822–1896.
Jules de Goncourt.
1830–1870. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Two Famous Men |
| The Suicide |
| The Awakening |
| Maksim Gorky.
1868–1936. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Charles Johnston |
| Coney Island |
| The Dregs of Humanity |
| Edmund Gosse.
1849–1928. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| February in Rome |
| Desiderium |
| Lying in the Grass |
| Rudolf von Gottschall.
1823–1909. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Heinrich Heine |
| John Gower.
1325?–1408. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Petronella |
| Ulysses Simpson Grant.
1822–1885. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Hamlin Garland |
| Early Life |
| Grant’s Courtship |
| A Texan Experience |
| The Surrender of General Lee |
| Henry Grattan.
1746–1820. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| On the Character of Chatham |
| Of the Injustice of Disqualification of Catholics |
| On the Downfall of Bonaparte |
| Thomas Gray.
1716–1771. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by George Parsons Lathrop |
| Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard |
| Ode on the Spring |
| On a Distant Prospect of Eton College |
| The Bard |
| The Greek Anthology. |
Critical Introduction by Talcott Williams |
| On the Athenian Dead at Platæa: Simonides |
| On the Lacedæmonian Dead at Platæa: Simonides |
| On a Sleeping Satyr: Plato |
| A Poet’s Epitaph: Simmias of Thebes |
| Worship in Spring: Theætetus |
| Spring on the Coast: Leonidas of Tarentum |
| A Young Hero’s Epitaph: Dioscorides |
| Love: Posidippus |
| Sorrow’s Barren Grave: Heracleitus |
| To a Coy Maiden: Asclepiades |
| The Emptied Quiver: Mnesalcus |
| The Tale of Troy: Alpheus |
| Heaven Hath its Stars: Marcus Argentarius |
| Pan of the Sea-cliff: Archias |
| Anacreon’s Grave: Antipater of Sidon |
| Rest at Noon: Meleager of Gadara |
| “In the Spring a Young Man’s Fancy”: Meleager of Gadara |
| Meleager’s Own Epitaph: Meleager of Gadara |
| Epilogue: Philodemus |
| Doctor and Divinity: Nicarchus |
| Love’s Immortality: Strato |
| As the Flowers of the Field: Strato |
| Summer Sailing: Antiphilus |
| The Great Mysteries: Crinagoras |
| To Priapus of the Shore: Mæcius |
| The Common Lot: Ammianus |
| “To-morrow, and To-morrow”: Macedonius |
| The Palace Garden: Arabius |
| The Young Wife: Julianus Ægyptius |
| A Nameless Grave: Paulus Silentiarius |
| Resignation: Joannes Barbucallus |
| The House of the Righteous: Macedonius |
| Love’s Ferriage: Agathias |
| On a Fowler: Isidorus |
| Youth and Riches: Anonymous |
| The Singing Reed: Anonymous |
| First Love again Remembered: Anonymous |
| Slave and Philosopher: Anonymous |
| Good-by to Childhood: Anonymous |
| Wishing: Anonymous |
| Hope and Experience: Anonymous |
| The Service of God: Anonymous |
| The Pure in Heart: Anonymous |
| The Water of Purity: Anonymous |
| Rose and Thorn: Anonymous |
| A Life’s Wandering: Anonymous |
| Horace Greeley.
1811–1872. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Clarence Clough Buel |
| The United States just after the Revolution |
| Political Compromises and Political ‘Log-Rolling’ |
| John Richard Green.
1837–1883. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Battle of Hastings |
| The Rising of the Baronage against King John |
| England’s Growth in Commerce and Comfort under Elizabeth |
| William Pitt |
| Attempt on the Five Members: Preparations for War |
| Thomas Hill Green.
1836–1882. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Scope of the Novelist |
| Robert Greene.
1558–1592. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Deceiving World |
| The Shepherd’s Wife’s Song |
| Down the Valley |
| Philomela’s Ode |
| Sweet are the Thoughts |
| Sephestia’s Song to her Child |
| Gerald Griffin.
1803–1840. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| How Myles Murphy is Heard on Behalf of his Ponies |
| How Mr. Daly the Middleman Rose up from Breakfast |
| Old Times! Old Times! |
| A Place in Thy Memory, Dearest |
| Franz Grillparzer.
1791–1872. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Sappho and Phaon |
| The Death of Sappho |
| Herman Grimm.
1828–1901. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Florence |
| Jacob Grimm.
1785–1863.
Wilhelm Grimm.
1786–1859. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Benjamin W. Wells |
| A Word to the Reader |
| Little Briar-Rose |
| The Three Spinners |
| The Author to the Reader |
| George Grote.
1794–1871. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Death, Character, and Work of Alexander the Great |
| The Rise of Cleon |
| Eugénie de Guérin.
1805–1848.
Maurice de Guérin.
1810–1839. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| From the ‘Journal’ of Eugénie de Guérin |
| From the ‘Journal’ of Maurice de Guérin |
| The Thoughts of Macareus |
| François Guizot.
1787–1874. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Charles Gross |
| Civilization |
| The Example of Shakespeare |
| Ernst Haeckel.
1834–1919. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Walter B. Pitkin |
| At Peradenia |
| Color and Form in the Ceylon Coral Banks |
| The Last Link |
| Hafez.
c. 1325–c. 1389. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by A. V. Williams Jackson |
| Selected Ghazals or Odes |
| Three Ghazals or Odes (Clarke trans.) |
| Three Ghazals or Odes (McCarthy trans.) |
| Richard Hakluyt.
c. 1553–1616. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Expectations of America |
| Edward Everett Hale.
1822–1909. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Philip Nolan |
| Judah Halevi.
c. 1075–1141. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Richard Gottheil |
| Ode to Zion |
| Separation |
| The Earth in Spring |
| Longing for Jerusalem |
| Ludovic Halévy.
1834–1908. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris |
| Thomas Chandler Haliburton.
1796–1865. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Mr. Samuel Slick |
| Henry Hallam.
1777–1859. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| English Domestic Comfort in the Fifteenth Century |
| The Middle Ages as a Period of Intellectual Darkness |
| Fitz-Greene Halleck.
1790–1867. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Marco Bozzaris |
| Robert Burns |
| On the Death of Joseph Rodman Drake |
| Philip Gilbert Hamerton.
1834–1894. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Peach-Bloom |
| The Fascination of the Remote |
| Trees in Art |
| The Noble Bohemianism |
| Alexander Hamilton.
1757–1804. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Daniel Coit Gilman |
| From ‘The Federalist’ |
| Anthony Hamilton.
1645?–1719. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Nothing Venture, Nothing Have |
| Arthur Sherburne Hardy.
1847–1930. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Father Le Blanc Makes a Call; and Preaches a Sermon |
| Thomas Hardy.
1840–1928. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Anna McClure Sholl |
| Critical Introduction on Hardy’s Poetry by Gertrude Elizabeth Taylor Slaughter |
| The Mellstock “Waits” |
| Sociability in the Malt-House |
| The Grave-Diggers |
| Egdon Heath |
| Queen of Night |
| Joel Chandler Harris.
1848–1908. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Why Brother Wolf Didn’t Eat the Little Rabbits |
| Brother Mud-Turtle’s Trickery |
| Uncle Remus at the Telephone |
| Frederic Harrison.
1831–1923. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Use and Selection of Books |
| Bret Harte.
1836–1902. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Henry Hudson |
| Jim |
| Dow’s Flat |
| In the Tunnel |
| The Society upon the Stanislaus |
| Thompson of Angel’s |
| Plain Language from Truthful James |
| On a Cone of the Big Trees |
| Dickens in Camp |
| An Heiress of Red Dog |
| Wilhelm Hauff.
1802–1827. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Story of the Caliph Stork |
| Gerhart Hauptmann.
1862–1946. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Ludwig Lewisohn |
| The Weavers’ Revolt |
| The Death and Awakening of Hannele |
| The Artist and the Priest |
| The Princely Leper |
| Father and Son |
| Julian Hawthorne.
1846–1934. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The East Wing: Archibald is a Changeling |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1804–1864. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Henry James |
| Salem and the Hawthornes |
| The Minister’s Vigil |
| The Child at the Brook-Side |
| The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter |
| Hepzibah Pyncheon |
| The Old Manse |
| The Faun’s Transformation |
| John Hay.
1838–1905. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Hay and Nicolay. |
Lincoln’s Death and Fame |
| John Hay. |
When Phyllis Laughs |
| Night in Venice |
| A Woman’s Love |
| Jim Bludso, of the Prairie Belle |
| Paul Hamilton Hayne.
1830–1886. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Ode to Sleep |
| Aspects of the Pines |
| Poverty |
| The Hyacinth |
| William Hazlitt.
1778–1830. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Of Persons One would Wish to have Seen |
| Lafcadio Hearn.
1850–1904. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Storm |
| My First Day in the Orient |
| Impressions and Memories |
| The Temple of Kwannon |
| The Shintō Faith |
| Reginald Heber.
1783–1826. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| ‘The Missionary Hymn’ |
| Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity |
| Trinity Sunday |
| Epiphany |
| Before the Sacrament |
| To His Wife—Written in Upper India |
| At a Funeral |
| The Moonlight March |
| Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
1770–1831. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Torrey Harris |
| Transition to the Greek World |
| The Problem |
| The Greek World |
| The Meaning of Christianity |
| The Doctrine of the Trinity |
| The Nature of Evil |
| The Fall |
| The Atonement |
| Heinrich Heine.
1797–1856. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Richard Burton |
| Atlas |
| The Lorelei |
| Pine and Palm |
| Love Songs |
| My Heart with Hidden Tears is Swelling |
| Will She Come? |
| Katharina |
| Gold |
| Glimpses |
| The Fisher’s Hut |
| In the Fisher’s Cabin |
| The Grammar of the Stars |
| Sonnets to his Mother |
| The Jewels |
| Voices from the Tomb |
| Maxims and Descriptions |
| Marie |
| Göttingen |
| The Supper on the Brocken |
| Life and Old Age |
| Düsseldorf |
| The Philistine of Berlin |
| Heine’s Visit to Goethe |
| Heliodorus of Emesa.
Third Century. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Lovers |
| Theagenes and the Bull |
| Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
1793–1835. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Homes of England |
| The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England |
| The Hour of Death |
| The Lost Pleiad |
| The Treasures of the Deep |
| William Ernest Henley.
1849–1903. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Ballade of Midsummer Days and Nights |
| Longfellow and the Water-World |
| ‘Out of the Night that Covers Me’ |
| ‘Oh, Time and Change’ |
| O. Henry.
1862–1910. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Stephen Leacock |
| The Cop and the Anthem |
| Patrick Henry.
1736–1799. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Alternative |
| On the Return of the Refugees |
| Heraclitus.
c. 535–c. 475 B.C. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Fragments |
| George Herbert.
1593–1633. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Collar |
| Love |
| The Elixir |
| The Pilgrimage |
| The Pulley |
| Virtue |
| Johann Gottfried Herder.
1744–1803. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Kuno Francke |
| Principles of Human Development |
| Apotheosis of Humanity |
| Herodotus.
c. 484–425 B.C. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Benjamin Ide Wheeler |
| The King and the Philosopher |
| A Tyrant’s Fortune |
| Curious Scythian Customs |
| King Rhampsinitus and the Robber |
| Heroism of Athens during the Persian Invasion |
| “Lopping the Tall Ears” |
| Close of the History |
| Robert Herrick.
1591–1674. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| A Thanksgiving |
| To Keep a True Lent |
| To Find God |
| To Daffodils |
| To Daisies, not to Shut so Soon |
| To Carnations |
| To Primroses Filled with Morning Dew |
| To Meadows |
| To Violets |
| The Night Piece—To Julia |
| To Mrs. Eliz. Wheeler |
| Delight in Disorder |
| Henrik Hertz.
1798–1870. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| The Blind Princess |
| The Awakening to Sight |
| Hesiod.
fl. Eighth Century B.C. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Pandora |
| Tartarus and the Styx |
| Maxims |
| Paul Heyse.
1830–1914. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Balder’s Philosophy |
| Countess Toinette Sets Out for “The Promised Land” |
| Thomas Heywood.
c. 1570–1641. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Song: ‘Come, list and hark’ |
| Apuleius’s Song |
| Harvest Song |
| Song: ‘Ye Little birds that sit and sing’ |
| Frankford’s Soliloquy |
| Hierarchy of Angels |
| Shepherds’ Song |
| Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
1823–1911. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| My Outdoor Study |
| The Scenes and the Actors |
| “Since Cleopatra Died” |
| Richard Hildreth.
1807–1865. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Customs of the Colonists |
| The Capture of André |
| James Madison |
| Thomas Hobbes.
1588–1679. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Of Love |
| Certain Qualities in Men |
| Of Almighty God |
| Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann.
1776–1822. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| From ‘The Golden Pot’ |
| Nutcracker and the King of Mice |
| Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
1874–1929. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Bayard Quincy Morgan |
| The Meeting |
| The Farewell |
| Dawn of Spring |
| Ballad of the Outer Life |
| James Hogg.
1770–1835. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| When Maggy Gangs Away |
| The Skylark |
| Donald M’Donald |
| When the Kye Comes Hame |
| Ludvig Holberg.
1684–1754. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Morton Payne |
| From ‘Ulysses von Ithacia’ |
| From ‘The Political Pewterer’ |
| From ‘Erasmus Montanus’ |
| A Defense of the Devil |
| The Society of Women |
| Raphael Holinshed.
c. 1515–1573. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Macbeth’s Witches |
| The Murder of the Young Princes |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland.
1819–1881. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Cradle Song |
| The Song of the Cider |
| Wanted |
| Daniel Gray |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes.
1809–1894. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction by Annie Adams Fields |
| Old Ironsides |
| The Last Leaf |
| On Lending a Punch-Bowl |
| The Chambered Nautilus |
| The Deacon’s Masterpiece |
| A Sun-Day Hymn |
| The Voiceless |
| Bill and Joe |
| Dorothy Q. |
| The Three Professions |
| Elsie at the Sprowle “Party” |
| On Rattlesnake Ledge |
| My Last Walk with the Schoolmistress |
| The Lark on Salisbury Plain |
| Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty.
1748–1776. |
Critical and Biographical Introduction |
| Country Life |
| Spring Song |
| Harvest Song |
| Winter Song |
| Death of the Nightingale |
| The Old Farmer’s Advice to his Son |
| Call to Joy |
| The Dream-Image |
| Homage |
| To a Violet |
| Elegy at the Grave of my Father |
| The Legend of the Holy Grail. |
Critical Introduction by George McLean Harper |
| The Boy Perceval |
| The Mystic Damsel Announces the Visit of the Grail to Arthur’s Hall: And the Vow is Made |
| Sir Launcelot Fails of the Quest |
| The Grail is Achieved by Sir Galahad |
| King Arthur Addresses the Grail-Seekers |
| Sir Percivale’s Tale to Ambrosius |
| Sir Launcelot’s Tale |
| Sir Galahad Achieves the Grail-Quest |
| The Knight Lohengrin’s Narrative of the Grail |
