The Project Gutenberg EBook of Library Of The World's Best Literature,Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2, by Charles Dudley WarnerThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2Author: Charles Dudley WarnerRelease Date: June 30, 2004 [EBook #12788]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team.LIBRARY OF THEWORLD'S BEST LITERATUREANCIENT AND MODERNCHARLES DUDLEY WARNEREDITORHAMILTON WRIGHT MABIELUCIA GILBERT RUNKLEGEORGE HENRY WARNERASSOCIATE EDITORS

Connoisseur EditionVOL. II.1896THE ADVISORY COUNCILCRAWFORD H. TOY, A.M., LL.D.,Professor of Hebrew, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Mass.THOMAS R. LOUNSBURY, LL.D., L.H.D.,Professor of English in the Sheffield Scientific School ofYALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, Conn.WILLIAM M. SLOANE, PH.D., L.H.D.,Professor of History and Political Science,PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, N.J.BRANDER MATTHEWS, A.M., LL.B.,Professor of Literature, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York City.JAMES B. ANGELL, LL.D.,President of the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Mich.WILLARD FISKE, A.M., PH.D.,Late Professor of the Germanic and Scandinavian Languagesand Literatures, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, N.Y.EDWARD S. HOLDEN, A.M., LL.D.,Director of the Lick Observatory, and Astronomer,UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, Cal.ALCEE FORTIER, LIT.D.,Professor of the Romance Languages,TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, La.WILLIAM P. TRENT, M.A.,Dean of the Department of Arts and Sciences, and Professor ofEnglish and History,UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, Sewanee, Tenn.PAUL SHOREY, PH.D.,Professor of Greek and Latin Literature,UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Ill.

WILLIAM T. HARRIS, LL.D.,United States Commissioner of Education,BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Washington, D.C.MAURICE FRANCIS EGAN, A.M., LL.D.,Professor of Literature in theCATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington, D.C.TABLE OF CONTENTSVOL. II.LIVEDHENRI FREDERIC AMIEL--_Continued_: 1821-1881Self-interest Woman's ideal the Community's FateWagner's Music French Self-ConsciousnessSecret of Remaining Young Frivolous ArtResults of Equality Critical IdealsView-Points of History The Best ArtIntrospection and Schopenhauer The True CriticMusic and the Imagination Spring--Universal ReligionLove and the Sexes Introspective MeditationsFundamentals of Religion Destiny (just before death)Dangers from Decay of EarnestnessANACREON B.C. 562?-477Drinking The GrasshopperAge The SwallowThe Epicure The Poet's ChoiceGold DrinkingA Lover's SighHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (by Benjamin W. Wells) 1805-1875The Steadfast Tin Soldier What the Moon SawThe Teapot The LoversThe Ugly Duckling The Snow QueenThe NightingaleThe Market Place and the Andersen Jubilee at Odense('The Story of My Life')'Miserere' in the Sixtine Chapel ('The Improvisatore')ANEURIN Sixth CenturyThe Slaying of OwainThe Fate of Hoel, Son of the Great CianThe Giant Gwrveling Falls at LastANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE (by Robert Sharp)From 'Beowulf' The Fortunes of MenDeor's Lament From 'Judith'From 'The Wanderer' The Fight at MaldonThe Seafarer Caedmon's Inspiration