Harvard Classics Books in Order
51-volume anthology of classic works from world literature
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonOn the origin of species by means of natural selection
1882 · Charles Darwin
This 1909 volume presents Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection,…
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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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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 · 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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Buy on Amazon1909 · Plutarch
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 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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Buy on Amazon1999 · Όμηρος
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, and in part a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to him. It…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Year unknown · 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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Year unknown · 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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Buy on AmazonEssays, civil and moral; and, The new Atlantis
Year unknown · 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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Year unknown · 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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Year unknown · 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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Year unknown · 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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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Edmund Burke
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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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Year unknown · 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
Year unknown · 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 Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
Year unknown · 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
Year unknown · 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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Year unknown · 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
Year unknown · 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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Two Years Before the Mast, and Twenty-Four Years After
Year unknown · Richard Henry Dana
Two Years Before the Mast, and Twenty-Four Years After is a 1909 book by Richard Henry Dana. It is part of the series Harvard Classics.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Alessandro Manzoni
This 1909 volume tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s. Prevented…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Harvard Classics books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “On the origin of species by means of natural selection”. Start with “On the origin of species by means of natural selection.”
How many books are in the Harvard Classics series?
We list 26 books , published between 1882–1999.
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.