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Foundational and Worthy Works of Literature (Fic + Non-Fic + Drama)

An Electivist Reading List, containing only the most wholesome and substantial literary productions of the last five thousand years. A very biased list.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
1
Anonymous
The Mahabharata by Vyasa
The Mahabharata by Vyasa
2
Ramayana
Ramayana
3
Iliad (Homer)
Iliad
4
Homer
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
5
Homer
Bible (Anonymous)
Bible
6
Anonymous
Herodotus -- The Histories (Herodotus)
Herodotus -- The Histories
7
Herodotus
Panchatantra (Anonymous)
Panchatantra
8
Anonymous
Aristophanes
Aristophanes
9
Lucian--Satires
Lucian--Satires
10
The Campaigns of Alexander (Arrian)
The Campaigns of Alexander
11
Arrian
The Little Clay Cart
The Little Clay Cart
12
Raghuvansha (Kalidasa)
Raghuvansha
13
Kalidasa
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
14
Anonymous
The Song of Roland (Anonymous)
The Song of Roland
15
Anonymous
Kathasaritsagara (Somadeva)
Kathasaritsagara
16
Somadeva
The Thousand and One Nights
The Thousand and One Nights
17
The Knight in the Panther's Skin (Shota Rustaveli)
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
18
Shota Rustaveli
The Quest of the Holy Grail
The Quest of the Holy Grail
19
The Death of King Arthur (Anonymous)
The Death of King Arthur
20
Anonymous
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
21
Geoffrey Chaucer
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
22
Sir Thomas Malory
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
23
Lazarillo De Tormes
Lazarillo De Tormes
24
The Spanish Tragedy
The Spanish Tragedy
25
The Jew of Malta
The Jew of Malta
26
Ben Jonson - Volpone
Ben Jonson - Volpone
27
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
28
William Shakespeare
Fuente Ovejuna
Fuente Ovejuna
29
Simplicius Simplicissimus
Simplicius Simplicissimus
30
Tartuffe (Molière)
Tartuffe
31
Molière
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
32
Voltaire
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
33
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
34
Jane Austen
Waverley (Sir Walter Scott)
Waverley
35
Sir Walter Scott
Eugene Onegin (Aleksandr Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin
36
Aleksandr Pushkin
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
37
Alexandre Dumas
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
38
Charlotte Brontë
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
39
William Makepeace Thackeray
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
40
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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