The Classics You Need to Read in Your Life
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Stendhal, Jules Verne, Gustave Flaubert, Lewis Carroll, Theodor Storm, Henrik Ibsen, Charles Dickens, Plato, Honoré de Balzac, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rabindranath Tagore, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Walt Whitman, Niccolò Machiavelli, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Giovanni Boccaccio, Confucius, George MacDonald, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë, Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Victor Hugo, Arthur Conan Doyle, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Joseph Conrad, Jane Austen, Herman Melville, George Eliot, Laurence Sterne, Thomas Hardy, Jonathan Swift, Edith Wharton, Benito Pérez Galdós, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Alexandre Dumas, Rudyard Kipling, William Dean Howells, Kalidasa, Kenneth Grahame, Marcel Proust, Washington Irving, Juan Valera, Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Homer, Gaston Leroux, Charles Baudelaire, William Makepeace Thackeray, Voltaire, Kate Chopin, Apuleius, John Milton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frederick Douglass, Laozi, John Keats, James Joyce, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Kahlil Gibran, Kakuzo Okakura, Soseki Natsume, Princess Der Ling, L. Frank Baum, H. G. Wells, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Barrie, T. S. Eliot, C. S. Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, H. P. Lovecraft, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marcus Aurelius, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ivan Turgenev, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Gogol, George Bernard Shaw, Mary Shelley, Cao Xueqin, Émile Zola, Valmiki, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, P. B. Shelley, Herman Hesse, Dante, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Inazo Nitobe, George Weedon Grossmith, Willkie Collins, Lewis Wallace, M. Montgomery, Walter Sir Scott, G.K. Chesterton, Miguel de Cervantes, Elizabeth von Arnim & Sonne Tzu
- Release Date: 2019-06-25
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
The Classics You Need to Read in Your Life artfully curates an assemblage of literary gems from an array of esteemed world authors, providing a profound testament to the richness and diversity of classic literature. This anthology transcends boundaries of genre and nationality, weaving together a tapestry of narratives, philosophies, and imaginations that have shaped the literary world for centuries. From the timeless intrigue of mystery and romance to the incisive observations of society and human nature, the collection showcases exemplary works that have not only endured but continue to resonate, inviting readers to explore the universal themes of love, morality, ambition, and identity. The anthology features contributions from a dazzling array of illustrious writers—spanning the eloquence of Shakespearean prose to the philosophical musings of Confucius, and the vivid storytelling of Louisa May Alcott. These authors, though varied in their eras and cultural backgrounds, collectively enrich this volume with their unique insights and groundbreaking approaches. Many of them played crucial roles in prominent literary movements and social revolutions, weaving their perspectives into the fabric of historical and cultural dialogues. Together, they illuminate the ways literature can both reflect and shape the human experience across diverse settings and times. For scholars, aficionados, and newcomers alike, The Classics You Need to Read in Your Life offers an unparalleled literary journey through the ages. This collection stands as an indispensable resource, inviting a deep dive into the minds of some of history's most brilliant storytellers and philosophers. Readers are beckoned to discover not just the lyrical beauty and narrative prowess within its pages but also the dialogue it fosters—a conversation spanning generations and cultures, promoting an enriched understanding of the world and the myriad voices within it.
