The Bible Designed To Be Read As Literature

This volume is designed to present a selection of the greater part of the English Bible as literature. It is intended for all readers, of whatever belief, opinion, or bringing-up. It is not the first attempt, but the selection and arrangement of it are new. Ernest Sutherland Bates is the editor and arranger. This is the fourth edition.
The Authorized (King James) Version is used, except for a few instances in Job, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and the Song of Songs, where the Revised Version is far superior. Confusing scholia and irrelevant repetitions are eliminated.

There is an introduction to each book. Within this is described the literary type of the book. At the back are two short appendices: "A Note on Translations" and "Dates of the Books."

It contains much of the Old Testament and the New Testament, and part of the Apocrypha.

Book Description: Heinemann, London. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Poor. No Dust Jacket. Lightly bumped boards, edge-faded. Internally crisp and tight. Small edge stain to first pages.