"The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I Fiction" includes abridgements of the following books: Edmond About's (1828-1885) King of the Mountains, Harrison Ainsworth's (1805-1882) Tower of London, Hans Christian Andersen's (1805-1875) Improvisatore, Apuleius' (125-180) The Golden Ass, Arabian Nights (author unknown), Berthold Auerbach's (1812-1882) On the Height, Jane Austen's (1775-1817) Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion, Honore De Balzac's (1799-1850) Eugenie Grandet, Old Goriot, Magic Skin, and Quest of the Absolute, William Beckford's (1760-1844) History of the Caliph Vathek, Aphra Behn's (1640-1689) Oroonoko, Cyrano De Bergerac's (1619-1655) Voyage to the Moon, Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson's (1832-1910) Arne, and In God's Way, R.D. Blackmore's (1825-1900) Lorna Doone, and Boccaccio's (1313-1375) Decameron.
The complete series, of which this is volume one, consists of 20 volumes. According to Wikipedia, Arthur Mee (21 July 1875 - 27 May 1943) was a British writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for The Harmsworth Self-Educator, The Children's Encyclopaedia, The Children's Newspaper, and The King's England. He produced other works, usually with a patriotic tone, especially on the subjects of history or the countryside. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (born 27 February 1871 in Alexandria, Scotland; died 12 May 1949 in London) is described by the Dictionary of National Biography as "the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference that Britain has known"."
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