The Ultimate Summer Read Collection: 150 Everlasting Masterpieces of the World Literature

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

Dec 2023 · Good Press

About this ebook

The Ultimate Summer Read Collection stands as a monumental anthology that traverses time, culture, and genre, bringing together an unparalleled array of literary giants from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to F. Scott Fitzgerald. This anthology explores the vast landscapes of human emotion, from the darkest corners of the soul to the lightest touch of love, all while showcasing a diversity in style that ranges from the poetic to the prosaic, the fantastical to the factual. Notable for its ambitious scope, the collection allows readers to embark on a literary journey that includes the intricate philosophical narratives of Plato, the rich, gothic imaginings of Bram Stoker, and the masterful plays of William Shakespeare, providing a testament to the enduring power and diversity of written expression. The contributing authors and editors are titans of literature, each bringing their unique voice and cultural background to the anthology, thus offering a kaleidoscopic view of human life and civilization. Spanning centuries and continents, the works included resonate with the movements of Romanticism, Realism, the Enlightenment, and Modernism, among others. The collective contribution of these authors not only defines the literary zeitgeist of their respective eras but also presents a layered and comprehensive exploration of the themes of love, conflict, discovery, and identity, making this collection a cornerstone for understanding the evolution of literature and its response to societys shifting values. The Ultimate Summer Read Collection is recommended for anyone with an appetite for literary exploration and an interest in the dialogue between different epochs and cultures. It offers readers a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the thoughts and imaginations of some of historys most profound writers, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the complexities of the human condition through the lens of literature. This anthology promises not just a summer read but a timeless venture into the heart of storytelling, making it an essential addition to the libraries of avid readers, scholars, and casual explorers of the written word alike.