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Consider It the Ultimate Bach Set; For Times When Just a Symphony Won't Do, the Complete Works of Composers Are Now Available

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 20020811
Author:Tim Page

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was customary for publishing houses to bring out elaborate editions of favored authors. You could purchase the complete novels of Charles Dickens in 20 volumes, most of Samuel Johnson in 16, the best-known books of William Makepeace Thackeray in 14 and -- if you wanted them -- matched sets devoted to such various figures as George Meredith, John Burroughs, Robert Ingersoll and the much-maligned Edward Bulwer- Lytton. One of the greatest of authors, Henry James, went so far as to rewrite many of his novels and tales specifically for the 24- volume "New ...

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