Author name not noted above William Penn. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name Harvard Classics, this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT 1834-1926, Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf, it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume I features The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the story of the American icon BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1706-1790, as wildly intriguing a personality as his legend suggests. Journal, by Quaker preacher JOHN WOOLMAN 1720-1772, featuring his thoughts on civil resistance to slavery, conscientious objections to war, and more. Fruits of Solitude, by Colonial leader WILLIAM PENN 1644-1718, a collection of wise aphorisms that anticipated Frankli