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The Comprehensive Classical Literature Reading List - Page 5

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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The Pathfinder (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Pathfinder
161
James Fenimore Cooper
Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Pere Goriot
162
Honore De Balzac
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
163
Jane Austen
The Phantom of the Opera (Penguin Classics)
The Phantom of the Opera
164
Penguin Classics
Phineas Finn (Anthony Trollope)
Phineas Finn
165
Anthony Trollope
Phineas Redux (Anthony Trollope)
Phineas Redux
166
Anthony Trollope
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
167
Charles Dickens
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
168
Oscar Wilde
The Pioneers (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Pioneers
169
James Fenimore Cooper
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
170
Edgar Allan Poe
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
171
Henry James
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
172
Jane Austen
The Prime Minister (Anthony Trollope)
The Prime Minister
173
Anthony Trollope
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
174
Mark Twain
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
175
Anthony Hope
The Professor (Charlotte Brontë)
The Professor
176
Charlotte Brontë
Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream (Denis Diderot)
Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream
177
Denis Diderot
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
178
Edgar Allan Poe
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
179
Stendhal
The Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy)
The Return of the Native
180
Thomas Hardy
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
181
Arthur Conan Doyle
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
182
Washington Irving
Rob Roy (Walter Scott)
Rob Roy
183
Walter Scott
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
184
Daniel Defoe
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
185
E.M. Forster
Roxana (Daniel Defoe)
Roxana
186
Daniel Defoe
The Scarlet Letter (Penguin Classics)
The Scarlet Letter
187
Penguin Classics
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
188
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
189
Jane Austen
A Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
A Sentimental Education
190
Gustave Flaubert
A Sentimental Journey (Laurence Sterne)
A Sentimental Journey
191
Laurence Sterne
She Stoops to Conquer & Other Comedies (Oliver Goldsmith)
She Stoops to Conquer & Other Comedies
192
Oliver Goldsmith
Shirley (Charlotte Brontë)
Shirley
193
Charlotte Brontë
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
194
Arthur Conan Doyle
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
195
George Eliot
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
196
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Spring Torrents (Ivan Turgenev)
Spring Torrents
197
Ivan Turgenev
Stories (Anton Chekhov)
Stories
198
Anton Chekhov
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
199
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
200
Arthur Conan Doyle
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