The Greatest Books Of All Time
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.
~Henry David Thoreau
I compiled a list of my version of the greatest books of all time. Most of them are from various websites including Guardian Unlimited Books and Amazon. I have added my own ideas as well. I included books that were consistantly cited as great works, books that have become a part of culture and books that tend to show up in Cliff Notes! It is by no means complete so keep checking back for new additions and feel free to e-mail me with your ideas too. I admit that I have read less then half so I have decided to challenge myself! I am attempting to read at least half while I'm in school. I'll keep you posted! I hope that this list inspires others to do the same! The books are arranged alphabetically by author's name.
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
In the Time of Butterflies
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Bottle Factory Outing
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Journey to the End of the Night
The Girl with the Pearl Earring
The House on Mango Street
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jacques the Fatalist and His Master
The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
The Beautiful and the Damned
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Where Angels Fear to Tread
The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
She: A History of Adventure
Far from the Maddening Crowd
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The World According to Garp
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Recognition of Sakuntala
The Sound of the Mountain
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
The Left Hand of Darkness
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Member of the Wedding
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Man without Qualities
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Down and Out in Paris and London
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
The Travels of Marco Polo
Remebrance of Things Past
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
Season of Migration to the North
The World as Will and Idea
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The Prince and the Pauper
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Book Reviews
Home
|
|