Consequently when one turns to view the progress of Greek translation through these years, one is not surprised to find an abundant and increasingly large output. The demand for translations grew almost in direct ratio as the study of the Greek language and the reading of the literature in the original declined. The interest in Greece which had been fostered and developed through the century could only be satisfied by an abundance of translations whose range covered the whole of Greek literature.
This interest in and demand for the works of these ancient authors produced a form of publication which was new to the reading public, namely, the classical library. The first of these was _The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets, translated into English verse_. This work was published in eighteen volumes between the years 1809 and 1812; the volumes were then gathered together and given the uniform date of 1813. The next library to follow this was _Valpy's Family Classical Library_, published between 1830 and 1834. The works, as was also the case with the _Greek and Roman Poets_, were reprintings of translations already in existence. The emphasis was placed on Greek rather than Latin literature; for of the twenty-seven authors represented in the collection, sixteen were Greek. Another significant fact in regard to this _Library_ was its price; the books were sold at four shillings and sixpence a volume, a price which placed the translations within the reach of all possible purchasers. The last and probably the most famous library before the turn of the century was Bohn's _Classical Library_. This collection of books, at five shillings a volume, was published in great part between 1848 and 1863. The aim of the _Classical Library_ was to furnish the British public with cheap translations of all the important classical works. In the accomplishment of this purpose the _Library_ was much extended in scope beyond _Valpy's_ and made more complete by the translation of all the works of many of its authors. While in some cases the translations were reprintings of those already popular, the majority were new translations made for the _Classical Library_. Of the great popularity of this _Library_ I do not need to speak; for the translations have been on the shelves of almost every educated family in England and America for the last sixty years.