CLASSICS FOR SUMMERTIME: 150 Books: Romeo and Juliet, Emma, Vanity Fair, Middlemarch, Tom Sawyer, Faust, Notre Dame de Paris, Dubliners, Odyssey

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 · 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 · 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 · George Weedon Grossmith · Willkie Collins

joulu 2023 · Good Press

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CLASSICS FOR SUMMERTIME weaves together an astonishing tapestry of literary genius, inviting readers on a grand tour through the gardens, sun-drenched streets, and moonlit terraces of the world's most beloved works. From the deep, introspective soliloquies of Shakespeare to the light-hearted whimsy of L. M. Montgomery, this collection spans a kaleidoscope of styles and epochs, showcasing the rich diversity and profound unity of the human experience. It stands as a testament to the power of literature to transcend time and place, offering a curated selection of narratives that range from the pursuit of personal freedom in Thoreau's Walden to the fantastical adventures found in Carroll's Wonderland, all unified under the theme of summer's transformative potential. The anthology draws on the works of authors who, collectively, have shaped the foundation of global literature across centuries. The backgrounds of these luminariesranging from the philosophical inquiries of Plato to the pioneering speculations of H. G. Wellsreflect a mosaic of historical periods, cultural identities, and philosophical ideologies. This amalgamation not only aligns with significant literary and cultural movements but also provides a canvas for exploring themes of change, growth, and renewal that resonate with the essence of summer. Through their collective contributions, readers are invited to explore a multitude of perspectives and aesthetic styles, enhancing their appreciation of literary artistry and the thematic depth of the compilation. CLASSICS FOR SUMMERTIME offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to immerse themselves in a collection that captures the spirit of summer through the lens of literary masters. It is an essential addition to the library of any scholar, student, or literary enthusiast eager to explore the depths of human emotion, thought, and experience. This anthology serves not only as a celebration of literary talent across ages but as an invitation to engage in the timeless dialogue between authors whose voices echo the warmth, complexity, and renewal inherent in the season of summer.