100 Must-read Classic Novels

100 Must-read Classic Novels
Author: Nick Rennison
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1408103699

Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly set out on a journey of discovery.

Dick and Jane: Fun with Dick and Jane

Dick and Jane: Fun with Dick and Jane
Author: Penguin Young Readers
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2004-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0448434113

"Look, Jane, " said Dick. "Here is something funny. Can you guess what it is?"

A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250004675

Fifty years ago, L'Engle introduced the world to "A Wrinkle in Time." This special edition has been redesigned and includes an Introduction by Katherine Paterson, an Afterword by Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis that includes photographs and memorabilia, the author's Newbery Medal acceptance speech, and other bonus materials.

100 Must-read Historical Novels

100 Must-read Historical Novels
Author: Nick Rennison
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009-09-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1408113961

This latest guide in the highly successful Must-Read series depicts 100 of the finest historical fiction tales published, with a further 500 recommendations. The text covers a wide range of classic works and key authors.

90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry

90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry
Author: Henrik Lange
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Anthologies
ISBN: 9789185869299

With four illustrated squares depicting each renowned novel, the reader can storm through the world famous classics in a matter of hours. This is the first illustrated compilation of must-read books and includes quirky facts about each author.

The Book of Great Books

The Book of Great Books
Author: W. John Campbell
Publisher: Metro Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: American literature
ISBN: 9781586632045

Provides a list of one hundred world classics, offering information on plot, characters, main themes, symbolism, and composition for each book.

Long Story Short

Long Story Short
Author: Lisa Brown
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1616205032

Literature is long. Comics are short. Does Proust get you down? Do you find The Unbearable Lightness of Being simply unbearable? Is The Inferno your own private hell? Do you long to be conversant about classics like Moby Dick, the Bhagavad Gita, Madame Bovary, and, um, Twilight? Bestselling illustrator Lisa Brown (The Airport Book; Baby, Mix Me a Drink) did her homework. Long Story Short offers 100 pithy and skewering three-panel literary summaries, from curriculum classics like Don Quixote, Lord of the Flies, and Jane Eyre to modern favorites like Beloved, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and Atonement, conveniently organized by subjects including “Love,” “Sex,” “Death,” and “Female Trouble.” Lisa Brown’s Long Story Short is the perfect way to turn a traipse through what your English teacher called “the canon” into a frolic—or to happily cram for the next occasion that requires you to appear bookish and well-read.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Author: Peter Boxall
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 1277
Release: 2012-01-10
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1844037193

Completely revised and updated to include the most up-to-date selections, this is a bold and bright reference book to the novels and the writers that have excited the world's imagination. This authoritative selection of novels, reviewed by an international team of writers, critics, academics, and journalists, provides a new take on world classics and a reliable guide to what's hot in contemporary fiction. Featuring more than 700 illustrations and photographs, presenting quotes from individual novels and authors, and completely revised for 2012, this is the ideal book for everybody who loves reading.

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun
Author: Dalton Trumbo
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0806537604

The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of Readers An immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Dalton Trumbo?s stark, profoundly troubling masterpiece about the horrors of World War I brilliantly crystallized the uncompromising brutality of war and became the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era. Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that?s as timely as ever. ?A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity.?--The Washington Post "Powerful. . . an eye-opener." --Michael Moore "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."--The New York Times "A book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it."--Saturday Review

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
Author: Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2001
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pinnacle of artistic expression, pointed the way to scientific discovery of enormous consequence, redirected beliefs about the nature of man, or forever altered the global political landscape. For each there is a historical overview, an analysis of the work's effect on our lives today and a lively discussion of the reasons for inclusion.