World's Greatest Classics in One Volume
Books | Literary Criticism / Comparative Literature
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Stendhal
Jules Verne
Gustave Flaubert
Lewis Carroll
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
Emily Brontë
Henry David Thoreau
Weedon Grossmith
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
Kalidasa
Kenneth Grahame
Marcel Proust
Willa Cather
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Homer
Gaston Leroux
Charles Baudelaire
Wilkie Collins
William Makepeace Thackeray
Voltaire
Kate Chopin
Apuleius
John Milton
Frederick Douglass
Laozi
John Keats
James Joyce
Ann Ward Radcliffe
Kahlil Gibran
Kakuzo Okakura
Soseki Natsume
Princess Der Ling
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
Marcus Aurelius
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lewis Wallace
Ivan Turgenev
Anton Chekhov
Leo Tolstoy
Nikolai Gogol
Sir Walter Scott
George Bernard Shaw
Miguel de Cervantes
Mary Shelley
Cao Xueqin
Emile Zola
Válmíki
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
P. B. Shelley
Elizabeth von Arnim
Herman Hesse
Dante
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Sun Tzu
Inazo Nitobé
World's Greatest Classics in One Volume offers an unparalleled exploration into the heart of timeless literary beauty and philosophical inquiry. This anthology captures a panorama of human experience through an extraordinary array of narratives, lyrical poetry, and philosophical discourses spanning ancient to modern eras. From profound contemplations of the self and society to captivating tales of adventure and romance, the collection curates notable works without sacrificing depth. While avoiding singular focus, several pieces ignite as beacons in this anthology, embodying the sublime breadth of thematic exploration and stylistic diversity encapsulated within these covers. The contributing authors, a veritable Who's Who of literary giants, bring together varied backgrounds and profound insights, collectively enriching the anthology's thematic resonance. The works bridge multiple literary movements, from Romanticism and Realism to Enlightenment and Modernism, incorporating insights from Western, Eastern, and global philosophical traditions. This diversity allows the collection to transcend cultural boundaries, facilitating a rich dialogue that enhances the reader's comprehension of recurring global and humanistic themes. World's Greatest Classics in One Volume is a must-read for those seeking to immerse themselves in the grandeur of world literature. Within one comprehensive volume, readers encounter a tapestry of perspectives, from Homeric epics to Enlightenment treatises, Victorian novels to modernist verse. This anthology stands as a testament to the enduring power of literary voices to reflect and shape human understanding. Immerse yourself in this unique collection for a profound educational journey and a celebration of the art of storytelling that transcends time and culture.