One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature With Facsimiles of the Title-Pages

A BOOK is judged by its peers.

一本书由其同侪来评判。

not mythic like the Iliads and the Eddas, but plain, broad narratives of substantial facts, which rival legend in interest and grandeur.

它们不像《伊利亚特》或《埃达》那样是神话，而是朴实、开阔的真实叙事，其魅力与壮丽足以媲美传说。