The Ultimate Summer Read - Enriched edition Collection of 150 Masterpieces of the World Literature in One Volume
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 Homer, Gaston Leroux, Charles Baudelaire, William Makepeace Thackeray, Voltaire, Kate Chopin, Apuleius, John Milton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frederick Douglass, Laozi 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, G. K. Chesterton, T. S. Eliot, L. M. Montgomery, C. S. Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, H.P. Lovecraft, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marcus Aurelius, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lewis Wallace, Iván Turguénev, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Gogol, Walter Scott, George Bernard Shaw, Miguel de Cervantes, Mary Shelley, Cao Xueqin, Émile Zola, Válmíki, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, P. B. Shelley, Elizabeth von Arnim, Hermann Hesse, Dante, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Sun Tzu, Inazo Nitobé, George Weedon Grossmith, Wilkie Collins
Publisher: DigiCat
Summary
The Ultimate Summer Read presents an awe-inspiring tapestry of literary masterpieces that traverse time and genre, weaving a rich mosaic of human experience. This grand anthology brings together an extraordinary selection of works that span the globe and centuries, offering an unparalleled journey through stories that range from poignant to whimsical, profound to adventurous. From epic poetry to revolutionary philosophical discourse, and from the breathless suspense of Gothic tales to the heartfelt narratives of Victorian realism, this collection embodies the diversity and depth of storytelling itself. Among its treasures, the anthology shelves epics, novels, and stories that resonate with enduring themes of identity, freedom, and the complexities of the human spirit. Uniting voices as eclectic and profound as Goethe, Dostoyevsky, Austen, and Shakespeare, The Ultimate Summer Read stands as a testament to the timeless dialogue among the world's most influential literary figures. The authors encompass not only a cross-section of cultures and epochs but also an array of movements and ideologies, from the Enlightenment through Romanticism and into the sensibilities of Modernism. Culminating with the insightful compositions of Tagore, Whitman, and Nietzsche, these authors collectively enrich an exploration of universal questions in ways that are as varied as they are illuminating. For readers and scholars alike, this anthology offers the unparalleled pleasure of engaging with an array of perspectives and stylistic nuances within a single volume. It invites a profound appreciation of the interplay between distinct voices across time, revealing an intricate dialogue on the nature of existence and creativity. The Ultimate Summer Read is not only an enduring repository of exemplary literature but also an invaluable key to understanding the continuum of human thought and emotion, making it an essential companion for the intellectually curious and the literary aficionado. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection. - Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer. - A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists. - A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds. - Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Available since: 05/17/2022.
Print length: 47068 pages.
