The Books Which Give Me The Most Pleasure in Retrospect

Discover the books that bring the most joy in retrospect. Explore this curated list of timeless reads that offer lasting pleasure and fond memories.

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The Iliad

by Homer

The great war epic of Western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, and featured in the Netflix series The OA A Penguin Classic Dating …
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Don Quixote

by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he …
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The Winter of Our Discontent

by John Steinbeck

A New Englander learns the bitter lesson that it is not possible to be a little dishonest
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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story …
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All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque

The masterpiece of the German experience during World War I, considered by many the greatest war novel of all time—with an Oscar–winning film adaptation now …
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Oxford Annotated Bible

by MICHAEL D. COOGAN

The new edition includes a full index to all of the study material (not just to the annotations), and one that is keyed to page …
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