50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 2

Stendhal, Laurence Sterne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jonathan Swift, Rabindranath Tagore, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Troloppe, Ivan Turgenev, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Lew Wallace, H. G. Wells, Rebecca West, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde, Cao Xueqin, Émile Zola

• Publisher: Classic Harbor
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9791045003316
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

Some stories entertain you for an afternoon. Others stay with you for a lifetime. Continue your exploration of great literature with 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read – Volume 2, a collection celebrating the imagination, insight, and storytelling excellence that make classic books worth discovering again and again. This volume invites readers to explore a wide range of literary experiences, from engaging adventures and emotionally rich narratives to thoughtful examinations of human relationships, personal ambition, and the world around us. Through distinctive characters, memorable conflicts, and enduring themes, classic literature offers fresh perspectives on experiences that connect people across generations. Whether you enjoy the suspense of an unfolding mystery, the emotional depth of a powerful character study, the imaginative possibilities of adventure, or the ideas found in reflective and philosophical writing, this collection provides an opportunity to broaden your literary horizons. Perfect for readers who enjoy discovering established classics, revisiting familiar literary traditions, or building a collection of enduring works, this volume makes a valuable addition to a personal library. Each selection offers another opportunity to encounter a different voice, explore a new perspective, and appreciate the lasting influence of great storytelling. Make time for the books that continue to inspire readers, provoke thought, and create meaningful connections across generations. Bring home 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read – Volume 2 and continue discovering the timeless pleasure of classic literature.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Jerome, Jerome K.: “Three Men in a Boat”
• Joyce, James: “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”
• Joyce, James: “Ulysses”
• Kingsley, Charles: “The Water-Babies”
• Kipling, Rudyard: “Kim”
• La Fayette, Madame de: “The Princess of Clèves”
• Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de: “Dangerous Liaisons”
• Lawrence, D. H.: “Sons and Lovers”
• Lawrence, D. H.: “The Rainbow”
• Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan: “In a Glass Darkly”
• Lewis, Matthew Gregory: “The Monk”
• Lewis, Sinclair: “Main Street”
• London, Jack: “The Call of the Wild”
• Lovecraft, H. P.: “At the Mountains of Madness”
• Mann, Thomas: “Royal Highness”
• Maugham, W. Somerset: “Of Human Bondage”
• Maupassant, Guy de: “Bel-Ami”
• Melville, Herman: “Moby-Dick”
• Poe, Edgar Allan: “The Fall of the House of Usher”
• Proust, Marcel: “Swann’s Way”
• Radcliffe, Ann: “The Mysteries of Udolpho”
• Richardson, Samuel: “Clarissa”
• Sand, George: “The Devil’s Pool”
• Scott, Walter: “Ivanhoe”
• Shelley, Mary: “Frankenstein”
• Sienkiewicz, Henryk: “Quo Vadis”
• Sinclair, May: “Life and Death of Harriett Frean”
• Sinclair, Upton: “The Jungle”
• Stendhal: “The Red and the Black”
• Stendhal: “The Chartreuse of Parma”
• Sterne, Laurence: “Tristram Shandy”
• Stevenson, Robert Louis: “Treasure Island”
• Stoker, Bram: “Dracula”
• Stowe, Harriet Beecher: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
• Swift, Jonathan: “Gulliver’s Travels”
• Tagore, Rabindranath: “The Home and the World”
• Thackeray, William Makepeace: “Vanity Fair”
• Tolstoy, Leo: “War and Peace”
• Tolstoy, Leo: “Anna Karenina”
• Troloppe, Anthony: “The Way We Live Now”
• Turgenev, Ivan: “Fathers and Sons”
• Twain, Mark: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
• Verne, Jules: “Journey to the Interior of the Earth”
• Wallace, Lew: “Ben-Hur”
• Wells, H. G.: “The Time Machine”
• West, Rebecca: “The Return of the Soldier”
• Wharton, Edith: “The Age of Innocence”
• Wilde, Oscar: “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
• Xueqin, Cao: “The Dream of the Red Chamber”
• Zola, Émile: “Germinal”