World's Greatest Classics in One Volume
By Herman Hesse, Marcel Proust, Leo Tolstoy, Friedrich Nietzsche, Dante, Henrik Ibsen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Confucius, William Makepeace Thackeray, P. B. Shelley, Mary Shelley, John Keats, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Von Arnim, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, D. H. Lawrence, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Conrad, Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, Frances Hodgson Burnett, C. S. Lewis, Weedon Grossmith, H.G. Wells, Wilkie Collins, G. K. Chesterton, E. M. Forster, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, W. B. Yeats, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Grahame, George MacDonald, James Matthew Barrie, Mark Twain, Jack London, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Kahlil Gibran, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, James Fenimore Cooper, Henry James, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Lewis Wallace, L.M. Montgomery, Homer, Plato, Apuleius, Marcus Aurelius, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Milton, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, Jules Verne, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Gaston Leroux, Honoré de Balzac, Stendhal, Voltaire, Charles Baudelaire, Alexandre Dumas, Émile Zola, Ivan Turgenev, Anton Chekhov, Nikolai Gogol, Miguel de Cervantes, Benito Pérez Galdós, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli, Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Kalidasa, Valmiki, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Cao Xueqin, Princess Der Ling, Inazo Nitobe, Kakuzo Okakura & Soseki Natsume
- Release Date: 2018-12-21
- Genre: Classics
World's Greatest Classics in One Volume represents an unprecedented anthology that spans across continents, eras, and genres, bringing together an ensemble of the most pivotal names in literary history. From the existential inquiries of Friedrich Nietzsche to the intricate psychological narratives of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and from the magical realism of Lewis Carroll to the poignant observations of Jane Austen, this collection offers a panoramic view of human experience articulated through varied literary styles. The anthology encompasses epic poems, philosophical treatises, gothic horror, and pioneering novels, effectively capturing the breadth and depth of human thought and emotion without being confined to one narrative form. The contributors to this collection are as illustrious as the works themselves, each author having left an indelible mark on literature and culture. Members such as Herman Melville, George Eliot, and Dante reflect diverse historical and cultural backdrops, from Renaissance Italy to Victorian England to antebellum America, providing a kaleidoscope of perspectives on universal themes. Collectively, these authors contribute to a range of movements—from Enlightenment thought captured by Voltaire and Rousseau to the Romantic visions of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, offering readers a comprehensive representation of the literary landscape over the centuries. For aficionados and novices alike, World's Greatest Classics in One Volume is an essential compendium that presents a unique opportunity to explore the oeuvre of the world's most celebrated writers. Readers are encouraged to delve into this rich tapestry of narratives to gain insights into the human condition and the historical forces that have shaped our world. This anthology not only serves as a cornerstone for academic exploration but also invites a broader audience to revel in the beauty and complexity of classic literature, fostering a profound connection with the past and its myriad voices.
