FOREWORD
It is sad
that there is a book collection published by Britannica called The Great Books of Western Civilization that begins with Homer,
considered the earliest written text that has survived the
destruction of the Library of Alexandria to modern scholars,
historians and philosophers; and yet there isn't any such collection
that has the books of the Western world that includes ancient texts
to the modern age covering Arabian and Oriental civilization and
culture. The Story of Civilization, written by Will & Ariel
Durant that contains eleven volumes provides the Western world an
insight upon the history and culture of the Eastern world – but a
collection of works should be put together for a better understanding
by a larger audience and to enlighten readers of the Western world.
