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Great Authors--Classification--The World's Best Books. The Bible is the world's greatest book. Apart from its character as a work of divine revelation, it is the most perfect literature extant. Leaving out the Bible the three greatest works are those of Homer, Dante and Shakespeare. These are closely followed by the works of Virgil and Milton. Next: INDISPENSABLE BOOKS Previous: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Report Privacy SHARE BOOKMARK

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