Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides 100 Must-Read Classic Novels

This book is a rich selection of writing that has influenced the twentieth century and beyond. With one hundred of the best titles fully reviewed and a further five hundred recommended, youвЂTMll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. The book also allows you to browse by theme and includes “a readerвЂTMs fast-guide to the classics,” past award-winners, and book club recommendations. COVER......Page 1 TITLEPAGE......Page 3 COPYRIGHT......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 5 ABOUT THIS BOOK......Page 7 INTRODUCTION......Page 11 LOUISA MAY ALCOTT......Page 15 JANE AUSTEN......Page 17 HONORÉ DE BALZAC......Page 20 ARNOLD BENNETT......Page 22 ELIZABETH BOWEN......Page 24 CHARLOTTE BRONTË......Page 25 EMILY BRONTË......Page 27 SAMUEL BUTLER......Page 28 ALBERT CAMUS......Page 30 LEWIS CARROLL......Page 32 WILLA CATHER......Page 33 MIGUEL DE CERVANTES......Page 35 ANTON CHEKHOV......Page 36 KATE CHOPIN......Page 38 WILKIE COLLINS......Page 40 JOSEPH CONRAD......Page 41 STEPHEN CRANE......Page 44 DANIEL DEFOE......Page 46 CHARLES DICKENS......Page 48 BENJAMIN DISRAELI......Page 51 ALFRED DÖBLIN......Page 53 FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY......Page 54 ALEXANDRE DUMAS......Page 57 GEORGE ELIOT......Page 59 WILLIAM FAULKNER......Page 62 HENRY FIELDING......Page 64 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD......Page 65 GUSTAVE FLAUBERT......Page 67 THEODORE FONTANE......Page 68 FORD MADOX FORD......Page 70 E.M. FORSTER......Page 71 MILES FRANKLIN......Page 73 ELIZABETH GASKELL......Page 74 STELLA GIBBONS......Page 76 GEORGE GISSING......Page 77 JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE......Page 79 NIKOLAI GOGOL......Page 80 IVAN GONCHAROV......Page 82 GRAHAM GREENE......Page 83 H. RIDER HAGGARD......Page 85 PATRICK HAMILTON......Page 86 KNUT HAMSUN......Page 88 THOMAS HARDY......Page 89 JAROSLAV HAS EK......Page 92 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE......Page 94 ERNEST HEMINGWAY......Page 95 HERMANN HESSE......Page 97 JAMES HOGG......Page 98 VICTOR HUGO......Page 100 ALDOUS HUXLEY......Page 101 HENRY JAMES......Page 103 JAMES JOYCE......Page 105 FRANZ KAFKA......Page 107 RUDYARD KIPLING......Page 109 CHODERLOS DE LACLOS......Page 110 D.H. LAWRENCE......Page 112 HALLDÓR LAXNESS......Page 113 MIKHAIL LERMONTOV......Page 115 MALCOLM LOWRY......Page 116 THOMAS MANN......Page 118 GUY DE MAUPASSANT......Page 120 HERMAN MELVILLE......Page 121 MARGARET MITCHELL......Page 123 WILLIAM MORRIS......Page 125 FLANN O’BRIEN......Page 127 GEORGE ORWELL......Page 128 MARCEL PROUST......Page 130 JOSEPH ROTH......Page 131 WALTER SCOTT......Page 133 JOHN STEINBECK......Page 135 STENDHAL......Page 136 LAWRENCE STERNE......Page 138 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON......Page 139 ITALO SVEVO......Page 141 JONATHAN SWIFT......Page 142 JUNICHIRO TANIZAKI......Page 144 WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY......Page 145 LEO TOLSTOY......Page 147 ROBERT TRESSELL......Page 150 ANTHONY TROLLOPE......Page 152 IVAN TURGENEV......Page 154 MARK TWAIN......Page 156 SIGRID UNDSET......Page 157 VOLTAIRE......Page 159 EVELYN WAUGH......Page 160 H.G. WELLS......Page 162 EDITH WHARTON......Page 163 OSCAR WILDE......Page 165 P.G. WODEHOUSE......Page 166 VIRGINIA WOOLF......Page 168 ÉMILE ZOLA......Page 170 INDEX......Page 172 COVER 1 TITLEPAGE 3 COPYRIGHT 4 CONTENTS 5 ABOUT THIS BOOK 7 INTRODUCTION 11 A-Z OF ENTRIES 15 LOUISA MAY ALCOTT 15 JANE AUSTEN 17 HONORÉ DE BALZAC 20 ARNOLD BENNETT 22 ELIZABETH BOWEN 24 CHARLOTTE BRONTË 25 EMILY BRONTË 27 SAMUEL BUTLER 28 ALBERT CAMUS 30 LEWIS CARROLL 32 WILLA CATHER 33 MIGUEL DE CERVANTES 35 ANTON CHEKHOV 36 KATE CHOPIN 38 WILKIE COLLINS 40 JOSEPH CONRAD 41 STEPHEN CRANE 44 DANIEL DEFOE 46 CHARLES DICKENS 48 BENJAMIN DISRAELI 51 ALFRED DÖBLIN 53 FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY 54 ALEXANDRE DUMAS 57 GEORGE ELIOT 59 WILLIAM FAULKNER 62 HENRY FIELDING 64 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD 65 GUSTAVE FLAUBERT 67 THEODORE FONTANE 68 FORD MADOX FORD 70 E.M. FORSTER 71 MILES FRANKLIN 73 ELIZABETH GASKELL 74 STELLA GIBBONS 76 GEORGE GISSING 77 JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE 79 NIKOLAI GOGOL 80 IVAN GONCHAROV 82 GRAHAM GREENE 83 H. RIDER HAGGARD 85 PATRICK HAMILTON 86 KNUT HAMSUN 88 THOMAS HARDY 89 JAROSLAV HAS EK 92 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 94 ERNEST HEMINGWAY 95 HERMANN HESSE 97 JAMES HOGG 98 VICTOR HUGO 100 ALDOUS HUXLEY 101 HENRY JAMES 103 JAMES JOYCE 105 FRANZ KAFKA 107 RUDYARD KIPLING 109 CHODERLOS DE LACLOS 110 D.H. LAWRENCE 112 HALLDÓR LAXNESS 113 MIKHAIL LERMONTOV 115 MALCOLM LOWRY 116 THOMAS MANN 118 GUY DE MAUPASSANT 120 HERMAN MELVILLE 121 MARGARET MITCHELL 123 WILLIAM MORRIS 125 FLANN O’BRIEN 127 GEORGE ORWELL 128 MARCEL PROUST 130 JOSEPH ROTH 131 WALTER SCOTT 133 JOHN STEINBECK 135 STENDHAL 136 LAWRENCE STERNE 138 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 139 ITALO SVEVO 141 JONATHAN SWIFT 142 JUNICHIRO TANIZAKI 144 WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY 145 LEO TOLSTOY 147 ROBERT TRESSELL 150 ANTHONY TROLLOPE 152 IVAN TURGENEV 154 MARK TWAIN 156 SIGRID UNDSET 157 VOLTAIRE 159 EVELYN WAUGH 160 H.G. WELLS 162 EDITH WHARTON 163 OSCAR WILDE 165 P.G. WODEHOUSE 166 VIRGINIA WOOLF 168 ÉMILE ZOLA 170 INDEX 172 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. 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. Nick Rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He reviews new titles for Waterstones Books Quarterly, and is the author of the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide. Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of writing that has made an everlasting impression on our literary heritage. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you’ll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. The book also allows you to browse by theme, includes ‘a reader’s fast-guide to the classics’, past award-winners and book club recommendations. 100 Must-Read Classic Novels 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. In this rich selection of writing that has made an everlasting impression on our literary heritage, 100 of the best titles are reviewed and a further 500 recommended