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The Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol1) - Leaves of Grass Siddhartha Middlemarch The Jungle Macbeth Moby-Dick A Study in Scarlet… - cover

The Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol1) - Leaves of Grass Siddhartha Middlemarch The Jungle Macbeth Moby-Dick A Study in Scarlet…

Edgar Allan Poe, George Eliot, Benito Perez Galdos, William Shakespeare, Juan Valera, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Herman Melville, Alexandre Dumas, Joseph Conrad, Charlotte Brontë, Daniel Defoe, Henry David Thoreau, L. Frank Baum, Emily Brontë, Washington Irving, Walt Whitman, Henry James, Hans Christian Andersen, D.H. Lawrence, Anthony Trollope, Giovanni Boccaccio, Guy de Maupassant, Sigmund Freud, Marcus Aurelius, Frederick Douglass, Stephen Crane, William Makepeace Thackeray, Anne Brontë, Robert Luis Stevenson, John Keats, Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust, George Bernard Shaw, Charles Baudelaire, R.D. Blackmore, Sun Tzu, H. P. Lovecraft, Francis Hodgson Burnett, Mary Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Upton Sinclair, Kahlil Gibran, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway, Agatha Christie, Hermann Hesse, E.M. Forster, H. A. Lorentz, Theodore Dreiser, Plato, H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wallace D Wattles, Selma Lagerlöf, Victor Hugo, Fyodor Dostoevsky, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, James Allen, Apuleius, Gogol, Margaret Cavendish, Thomas Hardy, Jack London, Jules Verne, Soseki Natsume, Miguel de Cervantes, Leo Tolstoy, Princess Der Ling, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Voltaire, Sir Walter Scott

Publisher: Musaicum Books

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Summary

The Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol.1) beautifully captures the essence of diversity in thought, style, and expression, spanning centuries and continents. This anthology brings together an eclectic mix of pivotal works that have shaped the literary landscape, orchestrated to illuminate the human condition and the relentless quest for understanding and interpretation. From the existential inquiries of Dostoevsky and Kafka to the nuanced social critiques of Austen and Eliot, and the lush naturalism of Hardy and Lawrence, each selection promises a unique stylistic approach to perennial themes such as love, morality, society, and self-discovery. The contributing authors and thinkers, ranging from poets to philosophers, share a collective repute for not only mastery in their specific domains but also their ability to transcend time and geographical boundaries with universally resonant themes. This volume does not merely represent a sum of significant literary works; it strives to bridge diverse voices of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the Victorian era, and Modernism—offering a panoramic view of the intellectual fervor of each period. Scholars and enthusiasts can traverse from the dramatic flair of Shakespeare to the poignant pensiveness of Woolf, enriching one's literary palate. The Ultimate Book Club is an indispensable resource for avid readers, students of literature, and anyone delving into the expansive world of classical and modern literary giants. It promises not just a reading experience but an educational journey through the landscapes of varied human contexts and how they are mirrored in literary expressions. By exploring this comprehensive anthology, readers are not only privy to the richness of global literature but are also invited to a dialogue among some of the most influential minds across ages—making it a must-have collection that charms, challenges, and enlightens.
Available since: 12/17/2020.
Print length: 28095 pages.

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