One Hundred Best Books

A novelist's hundred best books, chosen “frankly subjective” in 1916 — with an essay on reading that picks a fight with every other such list.

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4 books in this part of One Hundred Best Books.

Rabelais

The English translation with the Doré illustrations. Rabelais is the philosopher's Bible and his book of outrageous jests. He is the…

Remy de Gourmont

Translated with a preface by Arthur Ransome, published by Luce, Boston. Remy de Gourmont's death must be regretted by all lovers of the…

Romain Rolland

Jean Christophe. Translated by Gilbert Cannan. Rolland's "Christophe" is without doubt the most remarkable book that has appeared in Europe…

Rudyard Kipling

Whatever one may feel about Mr. Kipling's other work, about his rampagious imperialism, his selfconscious swashbucklerism, his pipe-clay…

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