The Harvard Book: Selections from Three Centuries, Revised Edition

by William Bentinck-Smith

Book Overview

If Harvard can be said to have a literature all its own, then few universities can equal it in scope. Here lies the reason for this anthology--a collection of what Harvard men (teachers, students, graduates) have written about Harvard in the more than three centuries of its history. The emphasis is upon entertainment, upon readability; and the selections have been arranged to show something of the many variations of Harvard life. For all Harvard men--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674373014
• ISBN13: 9780674373013
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

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THE HARVARD BOOK is awarded by the Harvard Alumni Association to High School juniors who combine excellence in scholarship with achievement in other fields. The book contains more than 100 short articles about Harvard experiences by a wide assortment of contributors - many of whom are famous writers. The essays cover almost the entire period of Harvard's existence since 1636. Some of my favorites are by Samuel Eliot Morison, William James, John P. Marquand, David McCord, John Reed, John Updike and David Halberstam. The book is easy to enjoy and praise. The quality of the writing is very high.