Howdy, y’all! I was recently reminded that the Harvard Classics collection is a thing that exists, and it vexes me on two accounts. One, it annoys me that nothing by Alexandre Dumas seems to merit inclusion in the collection, and two, I can’t seem to find an affordable paperback version of the collection.
There’s loads of pretty leatherbound books available online, and tons of partial runs of the collection on ebay, but there simply doesn’t seem to be a version that’s affordable for the average reader to purchase and own.
It’s almost like you have to take out a loan for all of those tomes.
On the flipside, there’s a Kindle version available for less than a dollar. I’m not a huge fan of e-readers, but I may have to go with one of those just so I can access the material more easily.
Any thoughts? Advice? Similar frustrations?
I bought a hardback complete set off of eBay several years ago, I think it ran about 60 bucks. I would check out Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, eBay etc you can usually find someone who’s literary eyes were bigger than their stomach