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Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda

The lists of classics that Michael Dirda writes about and recommends in the book 'Classics for pleasure'
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True History (Lucian)
True History
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Lucian
Lucian, Vol. 7: Dialogues of the Dead / Dialogues of the Sea-Gods / Dialogues of the Gods / Dialo... (Lucian)
Lucian, Vol. 7: Dialogues of the Dead / Dialogues of the Sea-Gods / Dialogues of the Gods / Dialo...
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Lucian
Rameau's Nephew (Denis Diderot)
Rameau's Nephew
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Denis Diderot
Jacques Le Fataliste Et Son Maître - Denis Diderot
Jacques Le Fataliste Et Son Maître - Denis Diderot
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Crotchet Castle (Thomas Love Peacock)
Crotchet Castle
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Thomas Love Peacock
Gryll Grange (Thomas Love Peacock)
Gryll Grange
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Thomas Love Peacock
Nightmare Abbey (Thomas Love Peacock)
Nightmare Abbey
7
Thomas Love Peacock
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
Seven Men
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Max Beerbohm
A Christmas Garland (Max Beerbohm)
A Christmas Garland
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Max Beerbohm
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
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Max Beerbohm
Jaroslav Hasek: The Good Soldier Svejk
Jaroslav Hasek: The Good Soldier Svejk
11
Brothers and Sisters (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Brothers and Sisters
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Ivy Compton-Burnett
Manservant and Maidservant (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Manservant and Maidservant
13
Ivy Compton-Burnett
The Most of S.J. Perelman (S.J. Perelman)
The Most of S.J. Perelman
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S.J. Perelman
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
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Italo Calvino
The Castle of Crossed Destinies (Italo Calvino)
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
16
Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
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Italo Calvino
Amphigorey (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey
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Edward Gorey
Amphigorey Too (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey Too
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Edward Gorey
Amphigorey Also (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey Also
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Edward Gorey
Amphigorey Again (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey Again
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Edward Gorey
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
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Anonymous
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Abolqasem Ferdowsi)
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
23
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
24
Laxdæla Saga (Anonymous)
Laxdæla Saga
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Anonymous
Grettir's Saga (Anonymous)
Grettir's Saga
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Anonymous
Egil's Saga (Anonymous)
Egil's Saga
27
Anonymous
The Plays of Christopher Marlowe
The Plays of Christopher Marlowe
28
Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal (Émile Zola)
29
L'assommoir (The Dram Shop) (Emile Zola)
L'assommoir (The Dram Shop)
30
Emile Zola
"Nana" Emil Zola
"Nana" Emil Zola
31
Storm of Steel (Ernst Jünger and Michael Hofmann)
Storm of Steel
32
Ernst Jünger and Michael Hofmann
James Agee: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, a Death in the Family, and Shorter Fiction (James Agee)
James Agee: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, a Death in the Family, and Shorter Fiction
33
James Agee
James Agee: Film Writing and Selected Journalism (James Agee)
James Agee: Film Writing and Selected Journalism
34
James Agee
Sappho Poems & Fragments (Sappho, Josephine Balmer)
Sappho Poems & Fragments
35
Sappho, Josephine Balmer
Chrétien De Troyes--Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
Chrétien De Troyes--Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
36
Die Geschichte Der Liebe Von Tristan Und Isolde (Gottfried Von Strassburg)
Die Geschichte Der Liebe Von Tristan Und Isolde
37
Gottfried Von Strassburg
Wolfram Von Eschenbach (Parzival)
Wolfram Von Eschenbach
38
Parzival
The Princess of Cleves (Madame De La Fayette)
The Princess of Cleves
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Madame De La Fayette
Diary of a Seducer (Soren Kierkegaard)
Diary of a Seducer
40
Soren Kierkegaard
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