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Great Works of Literature Every Catholic Should Know

From Joseph Pearce's book 'Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know'. Spanning twenty-eight centuries: from the pre-Christian age, through Christendom, and up to the present day. These are books that everyone (not just Catholics!) should read to learn about the history of Western literature.
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Iliad (Homer)
Iliad
1
Homer
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
2
Homer
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
3
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
4
Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
5
Sophocles
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeneid
6
Virgil
The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)
The Consolation of Philosophy
7
Boethius
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
8
Anonymous
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
9
Dante Alighieri
Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Canterbury Tales
10
Geoffrey Chaucer
Utopia (Sir Thomas More)
Utopia
11
Sir Thomas More
Collected Poems (Robert Southwell)
Collected Poems
12
Robert Southwell
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
13
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
14
William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
15
William Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
16
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
17
William Shakespeare
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
18
William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
19
William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
20
William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
21
William Shakespeare
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
22
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
23
William Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale (William Shakespeare)
The Winter's Tale
24
William Shakespeare
The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
The Tempest
25
William Shakespeare
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
26
Miguel De Cervantes
The Metaphysical Poets (Helen Gardner)
The Metaphysical Poets
27
Helen Gardner
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
28
John Milton
The Hind and the Panther (John Dryden)
The Hind and the Panther
29
John Dryden
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
30
Jonathan Swift
Romantic Poets: Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge (Ed. Joseph Pearce)
Romantic Poets: Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge
31
Ed. Joseph Pearce
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
32
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
33
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
34
Jane Austen
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
35
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
36
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
37
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
38
Mary Shelley
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed
39
Alessandro Manzoni
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
40
Emily Bronte
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