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The Comprehensive Classical Literature Reading List - Page 4

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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Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
121
Gustave Flaubert
The Man in the Iron Mask (Alexandre Dumas)
The Man in the Iron Mask
122
Alexandre Dumas
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
123
Jane Austen
Martin Chuzzlewit (Charles Dickens)
Martin Chuzzlewit
124
Charles Dickens
Martin Eden (Jack London)
Martin Eden
125
Jack London
Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Mary Barton
126
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Masque of the Red Death
127
Edgar Allan Poe
Max Havelaar (Multatuli)
Max Havelaar
128
Multatuli
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
129
Thomas Hardy
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
130
Frank Norris
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
131
Arthur Conan Doyle
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
132
George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
133
George Eliot
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
134
Herman Melville
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
135
Jonathan Swift
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
136
Daniel Defoe
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
137
Matthew Lewis
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
138
Wilkie Collins
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales
139
Edgar Allan Poe
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
140
Ann Radcliffe
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
141
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Gaston Leroux)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
142
Gaston Leroux
Nana (Émile Zola)
Nana
143
Émile Zola
The Necklace (Guy De Maupassant)
The Necklace
144
Guy De Maupassant
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
145
Charles Dickens
No Name (Wilkie Collins)
No Name
146
Wilkie Collins
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
147
Elizabeth Gaskell
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
148
Jane Austen
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose
149
Nikolai Gogol
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
150
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Nun (Denis Diderot)
The Nun
151
Denis Diderot
Oblomov (Ivan Goncharov)
Oblomov
152
Ivan Goncharov
The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens)
The Old Curiosity Shop
153
Charles Dickens
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
154
Arnold Bennett
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
155
Charles Dickens
Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
156
Aphra Behn
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
157
Charles Dickens
The Overcoat (Gogol)
The Overcoat
158
Gogol
Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
Pamela
159
Samuel Richardson
Pan (Knut Hamsun)
Pan
160
Knut Hamsun
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