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Books Recommended by Joseph Epstein - Page 2

In The Novel:Who Needs It? the always witty and interesting Mr. Epstein describes the "canon" of a number of critics, and then in a loosely organized fashion describes his own. My apologies to him if I have included--under author names--novels that he would not have put on the list. I've read many of these, and concur on their greatness And what fun it will be to start in on the rest!
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
41
Herman Melville
Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
42
Herman Melville
Bartleby the Scrivener (Melville, Herman)
Bartleby the Scrivener
43
Melville, Herman
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
44
Henry James
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
45
Henry James
Daisy Miller (Henry James)
Daisy Miller
46
Henry James
Washington Square (Henry James)
Washington Square
47
Henry James
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
48
Henry James
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
49
Henry James
The Beast in the Jungle
The Beast in the Jungle
50
The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
The Golden Bowl
51
Henry James
The American (Henry James)
The American
52
Henry James
The Bostonians (Henry James)
The Bostonians
53
Henry James
What Maisie Knew (Henry James)
What Maisie Knew
54
Henry James
The Aspern Papers (Henry James)
The Aspern Papers
55
Henry James
The Europeans
The Europeans
56
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
57
Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
58
Edith Wharton
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
59
Edith Wharton
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
60
Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
61
Edith Wharton
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
62
O Pioneers (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers
63
Willa Cather
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
64
Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
65
Willa Cather
Shadows on the Rock (Willa Cather)
Shadows on the Rock
66
Willa Cather
The Professor's House (Willa Cather)
The Professor's House
67
Willa Cather
The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark
68
The Raj Quartet (Paul Scott)
The Raj Quartet
69
Paul Scott
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
70
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
The Snopes Trilogy (William Faulkner)
The Snopes Trilogy
71
William Faulkner
The Radetzky March (Joseph Roth)
The Radetzky March
72
Joseph Roth
Memento Mori (Muriel Spark)
Memento Mori
73
Muriel Spark
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
74
Muriel Spark
Time of Arrival and Other Essays (Dan Jacobson)
Time of Arrival and Other Essays
75
Dan Jacobson
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
76
Max Beerbohm
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
Seven Men
77
Max Beerbohm
A House for Mr. Biswas (Mr. Biswas)
A House for Mr. Biswas
78
Mr. Biswas
Kolyma Stories (Varlam Shalamov)
Kolyma Stories
79
Varlam Shalamov
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
80
Evelyn Waugh
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