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The Greatest Literary Classics Of All Time - 150 Books: Romeo and Juliet Emma Vanity Fair Middlemarch Tom Sawyer Faust Notre Dame de Paris… - cover

The Greatest Literary Classics Of All Time - 150 Books: Romeo and Juliet Emma Vanity Fair Middlemarch Tom Sawyer Faust Notre Dame de Paris…

Edgar Allan Poe, George Eliot, Benito Pérez Galdós, William Shakespeare, Juan Valera, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Herman Melville, Alexandre Dumas, Bram Stoker, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Charlotte Brontë, Daniel Defoe, Henry David Thoreau, L. Frank Baum, Emily Brontë, Washington Irving, Walt Whitman, Niccolò Machiavelli, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henrik Ibsen, Wilkie Collins, D. H. Lawrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marcus Aurelius, Laozi Laozi, Kate Chopin, James Fenimore Cooper, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Frederick Douglass, William Makepeace Thackeray, Laurence Sterne, Anne Brontë, George MacDonald, Lewis Wallace, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Keats, William Dean Howells, Honoré de Balzac, Émile Zola, Henry Fielding, Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust, George Bernard Shaw, Charles Baudelaire, Theodor Storm, Sun Tzu, H.P. Lovecraft, Francis Hodgson Burnett, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, F Scott itzgerald, Mary Shelley, Ivan Turgenev, G. K. Chesterton, Rudyard Kipling, J. M. Barrie, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Rabindranath Tagore, W. B. Yeats, Kahlil Gibran, Kenneth Grahame, Kakuzo Okakura, Herman Hesse, E. M. Forster, Plato, H. G. Wells, Nikolai Gogol, Arthur Conan Doyle, C. S. Lewis, Inazo Nitobé, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Victor Hugo, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Cao Xueqin, L. M. Montgomery, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dante, Apuleius, Thomas Hardy, Válmíki, Jack London, Kalidasa, Jules Verne, Soseki Natsume, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Miguel de Cervantes, Leo Tolstoy, Gaston Leroux, P. B. Shelley, Princess Der Ling, John Milton, George Weedon Grossmith, Stendhal, Confucius, Voltaire, Gustave Flaubert, Walter Scott, Homer Homer

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Summary

Steeped in an illustrious tapestry of literary riches, 'The Greatest Literary Classics Of All Time' assembles a kaleidoscope of masterworks, spanning continents and centuries. This anthology is a homage to the creative genius of the world's most revered literary minds, offering a treasure trove of narratives that capture the human experience in its myriad forms. From the introspective musings of poetic giants to the thrilling exploits of adventurous protagonists, this collection embodies diverse styles—from the elegantly romantic to the subversively modern—and showcases the enduring legacy of the literary arts. Such varied brilliance promises to captivate readers, with standout pieces exploring timeless themes of love, conflict, irony, and the spectral nuances of human nature. Curated to perfection, the anthology features an illustrious collective of authors—ranging from the imaginative Jules Verne to the introspective Jane Austen, and the philosophical Plato to the satirical Jonathan Swift. Each contributing author brings their distinct voice, steeped in the cultural milieu from which they emerged, whether embodying the fervor of the Romantic period, the revolutionary pulse of the Victorian era, or the philosophical depths of ancient texts. The cross-cultural dialogue among these diverse voices enriches the reader's understanding of the varied manifestations of human thought and creativity. Engaging with 'The Greatest Literary Classics Of All Time' offers an unparalleled opportunity to traverse the expansive landscape of global literature. This expertly curated volume invites readers to immerse themselves in the educational and aesthetic wealth these seminal works provide. Encourage yourself to enter into a profound dialogue with the texts, thereby expanding not only your literary horizons but your insights into the timeless quests of the human spirit. Such an anthology is indispensable for any literary connoisseur wishing to explore the harmonies and discords of the world's greatest literary traditions under one cover.
Available since: 11/15/2023.
Print length: 47069 pages.

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