The great books are those books that are believed to constitute an essential foundation in the literature of Western culture. Specified sets of great books usually number in the range of roughly 50 to 100.
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“The world has held great Heroes,
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But never a name to go down to fame
Compared with that of Toad!”
—Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932)
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