The Legacy series of essay collections was produced by Oxford University Press, from the early 1920s. It was aimed at Workers' Educational Association and university extension courses, and was an initiative of John Johnson.
The more recent Appraisal volumes move away from general surveys, to include articles with a focus on the history of relevant literary topics.
TitleYearEditorCommentThe Legacy of Greece1921Richard Winn LivingstoneFollowed by The Pageant of Greece and The Mission of Greece, both also edited by Livingstone.The Legacy of Rome1923Cyril BaileyThe Legacy of the Middle Ages1926Charles George CrumpErnest Fraser JacobThe Legacy of Israel1927Edwyn BevanCharles Joseph SingerThe Legacy of Islam1931Thomas Walker ArnoldAlfred Guillaume2nd edition 1974, edited by Joseph Schacht and Clifford Edmund BosworthThe Legacy of India1942Geoffrey Theodore GarrattAuthors: Hugh George Rawlinson, Frederick William ThomasThe Legacy of Egypt1942Stephen Ranulph Kingdon Glanville2nd edition 1972, edited by J. R. HarrisThe Legacy of Persia1953Arthur John ArberryThe Legacy of China1964Raymond DawsonThe Legacy of Greece: A New Appraisal1981Moses FinleyThe Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal1983Richard JenkynsThe Legacy of Mesopotamia1998Stephanie Dalley
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