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The Comprehensive Classical Literature Reading List - Page 3

I love classical literature. More specially, classical European literature, which I view as being the period from c.1650-1905. This list includes all the European works of classical literature of that period which I believe are both enjoyable to read but also foundational to those seeking to understand the rich 'platform' that all subsequent literature was able to build from. Importantly, it does not include works which I don't believe meet either of those criteria. I spent my twenties reading these novels (yes, I had a life outside that), and I'm so grateful that I did so. It now allows me to enjoy modern literature and to understand the context of great novels in the larger scheme of literature. I hope someone finds this list useful.
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A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov)
A Hero of Our Time
81
Mikhail Lermontov
His Last Bow (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His Last Bow
82
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
83
Henry Fielding
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
84
Arthur Conan Doyle
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
85
Edith Wharton
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
86
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
87
E.M. Forster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
88
Victor Hugo
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
89
Knut Hamsun
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
90
Fyodor Dostoevsky
In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
91
Sheridan Le Fanu
Indiana (George Sand)
Indiana
92
George Sand
The Inspector General (Nikolai Gogol)
The Inspector General
93
Nikolai Gogol
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
94
H.G. Wells
The Iron Heel (Jack London)
The Iron Heel
95
Jack London
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
96
H. G. Wells
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
97
Walter Scott
Jacques the Fatalist (Denis Diderot)
Jacques the Fatalist
98
Denis Diderot
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
99
Charlotte Bronte
Joseph Andrews (Henry Fielding)
Joseph Andrews
100
Henry Fielding
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Verne, Jules)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
101
Verne, Jules
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
102
Thomas Hardy
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
103
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Kreutzer Sonata (Leo Tolstoy)
The Kreutzer Sonata
104
Leo Tolstoy
The Last Chronicle of Barset (Anthony Trollope)
The Last Chronicle of Barset
105
Anthony Trollope
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
106
Mary Shelley
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
107
James Fenimore Cooper
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
108
Washington Irving
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
109
Victor Hugo
A Life (Guy De Maupassant)
A Life
110
Guy De Maupassant
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
111
Laurence Sterne
Little Dorrit (Charles Darwin)
Little Dorrit
112
Charles Darwin
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
113
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
114
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
115
Louisa May Alcott
Lorna Doone (R. D. Blackmore)
Lorna Doone
116
R. D. Blackmore
Lost Illusions (Honoré De Balzac)
Lost Illusions
117
Honoré De Balzac
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
118
Arthur Conan Doyle
Love in Excess (Eliza Haywood)
Love in Excess
119
Eliza Haywood
La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) (Alexandre Dumas)
La Reine Margot (Queen Margot)
120
Alexandre Dumas
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