the greatest books of all time

1、The Greatest Books of All Time1. Don Quixote by Miguel de CervantesAlonso Quixano, a retired country gentleman in his fifties, lives in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and a housekeeper. He has become obsessed with books of chivalry, and believes th. - Wikipedia2. 

2、Ulysses by James JoyceUlysses chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, June 16, 1904. The title parallels and alludes to Odysseus (Latinised into Ulysses), the hero of Homer's Odyss. - Wikipedia3. Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe book is internat

3、ionally famous for its innovative style and infamous for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, middle aged Humbert Humbert, becomes obsessed and se. - Wikipedia4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainRevered by all of the town's children an

4、d dreaded by all of its mothers, Huckleberry Finn is indisputably the most appealing child-hero in American literature. Unlike the tall-tale, idyllic worl. - Publisher5. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed the "Jazz Age&quo

5、t;. Following the shock and chaos of World War I, American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity during the "roar. - Wikipedia6. 1984 by George OrwellThe story follows the life of one seemingly insignificant man, Winston Smith, a civil servant assigned the task of pe

6、rpetuating the regime's propaganda by falsifying records and political literatur. - Wikipedia7. War and Peace by Leo TolstoyEpic in scale, War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsa

7、rist society, as seen through the eyes of fi. - Wikipedia8. In Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustSwann's Way, the first part of A la recherche de temps perdu, Marcel Proust's seven-part cycle, was published in 1913. In it, Proust introduces the themes that run through the en

8、tire work. The narr. - Publisher9. Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endu. - Publisher10. Mad

9、ame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertFor daring to peer into the heart of an adulteress and enumerate its contents with profound dispassion, the author of Madame Bovary was tried for "offenses against morality and religion." What shoc. - Publisher11. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dos

10、toyevskyDostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers, is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is mur. - Publisher12. Middlemarch by George EliotMiddlemarch: A Study of Provincial Li

11、fe is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final i. - Wikipedia13. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia MarquezOne of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hun

12、dred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prizewinning car. - Publisher14. The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerThe Sound and the Fury is set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. The novel cente

13、rs on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their fa. -Wikipedia15. Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe novel addresses many of the social and intellectual issues facing African-Americans in the early twentieth century, including b

14、lack nationalism, the relationship between black identity and Marx. - Wikipedia16. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. SalingerThe Catcher in the Rye is a 1945 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, the novel has become a common part of high school and college curricula

15、 throughout the English-speaking wo. - Wikipedia17. To the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfA landmark novel of high modernism, the text, centering on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920, skillfully manipulates temporality and psycholog.

16、 - Wikipedia18. On the Road by Jack KerouacOn the Road is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America. It is often considered a defining work of the post. - Wikipedia19. Gulliver'

17、s Travels by Jonathan SwiftFrom the preeminent prose satirist in the English language, a great classic recounting the four remarkable journeys of ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver. For children it remains an enchanting fantasy;. - Publisher20. The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSet duri

18、ng the Great Depression, the novel focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joads, driven from their home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agriculture industry. In a . - Wikipedia21. Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleFirst published in 1851, Melville's masterpiece

19、 is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, "the greatest novel in American literature." The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white wh. - Publisher22. Beloved by Toni MorrisonBeloved (1987) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. The

20、 novel, her fifth, is loosely based on the life and legal case of the slave Margaret Garner, about whom Morrison. - wikipedia23. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry JamesThe story centres on Isabel Archer, an attractive American whom circumstances have brought to Europe. Isabel refuses th

21、e offer of marriage to an English peer and to a bulldog-like New Englander, to. - Publisher24. The Iliad by HomerThe Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Ilium by a coalition of Greek states, it tells

22、of the battles and e. - Wikipedia25. Absalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! is a Southern Gothic novel by the American author William Faulkner, first published in 1936. It is a story about three families of the American South, taking place before, during,. - 

23、Wikipedia26. A Passage to India by E.M. ForsterA Passage to India is set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. The story revolves around four characters: Dr. Aziz, his British friend Cyril Fi. - Wikipedia27. Native Son by Richa

24、rd WrightThe novel tells the story of 20-year old Bigger Thomas, an African American living in utter poverty. Bigger lived in Chicago's South Side ghetto in the 1930s. Bigger was always getting into troubl. - Wikipedia28. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfCreated from two short stori

25、es, "Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister", the novel's story is of Clarissa's preparations for a party of which she is to be hostess. Wit. - Wikipedia29. The Odyssey by HomerThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic

26、poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work traditionally ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the m. - Wikipedia30. Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCatch-22 is a satirical, historical novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published i

27、n 1961. The novel, set during the later stages of World War II from 1943 onwards, is frequently cite. - Wikipedia31. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialized in The E

28、goist from 1914 to 1915 and published in book form in 1916. It depicts the formativ. - Wikipedia32. Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe book is narrated in free indirect speech following the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with matters of upbringing, marriage, moral rig

29、htness and education in her aristocratic socie. - Wikipedia33. The Trial by Franz KafkaWritten in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century: the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and mu.

30、 - Publisher34. As I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe book is told in stream of consciousness writing style by 15 different narrators in 59 chapters. It is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's questnoble or selfishto honor he. - Wikipedia35. Brave New

31、 World by Aldous HuxleySet in the London of AD 2540 (632 A.F. in the book), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embod. - Wikipedia36. Emma by Jane AustenBefore she began the novel, Au

32、sten wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like."1 In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, . - Wikipedia37. Nostromo by Joseph ConradEdited with an introduction and notes by Martin Seymour-Smith. In hi

33、s evocation of the republic of Costaguana, set amid the exotic and grandiose scenery of South America, Conrad reveals not only th. - Publisher38. Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeA novel of great power that turns the world upside down. The Nigerian novelist Achebe reached back to the earl

34、y days of his people's encounter with colonialism, the 1890's, though the white man and. - Time39. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAs a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of inn

35、ocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses is. - Wikipedia40. Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe story details an incident when Marlow, an Englishman, took a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a ferry-boat captain in Africa. Although Conrad does not speci

36、fy the name of th. -Wikipedia41. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by philologist and Oxford University professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children'. -

37、60;Wikipedia42. Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre is a first-person narrative of the title character, a small, plain-faced, intelligent and honest English orphan. The novel goes through five distinct stages: Jane's childhood at Gateshead. - Wikipedia43. The Divine C

38、omedy by Dante AlighieriBelonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the . - Publisher44. Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe narrat

39、ive is non-linear, involving several flashbacks, and two primary narrators: Mr. Lockwood and Ellen "Nelly" Dean. The novel opens in 1801, with Mr. Lockwood arriving at Thrushcross Grange,. - Wikipedia45. Lord of the Flies by William GoldingLord of the Flies discusses how cul

40、ture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British schoolboys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves, but with disastrous results. - Wikipedia46. All the King's Men by Robert Penn WarrenAll the King's Men portrays the dramatic political ascent a

41、nd governorship of Willie Stark, a driven, cynical populist in the American South during the 1930s. -Wikipedia47. Gone With the Wind by Margaret MitchellGone With the Wind is set in Jonesboro and Atlanta, Georgia during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and follows the life of Scar

42、lett O'Hara, the daughter of an Irish immigrant plantation o. - Wikipedia48. The Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Age of Innocence centers on an upperclass couple's impending marriage, and the introduction of a scandalous woman whose presence threatens their happiness. Tho

43、ugh the novel questions the assump. - Wikipedia49. The Aeneid by VirgilThe Aeneid is a Latin epic poem written by Virgil in the late 1st century BC (2919 BC) that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the. - Wiki

44、pedia50. Tom Jones by Henry FieldingA foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neig. - Publisher The Greatest Nonfiction Books of All Time h

45、ttp://nonfiction 1. The Education of Henry Adams by Henry AdamsThe Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. I. - Wikipe

46、dia2.  The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was written by the English economist John Maynard Keynes. The book, generally considered to be his magnum opus, is largely credited with creatin. -Wikipedi

47、a3. The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund FreudThis book introduces Freud's theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation. Dreams, in Freud's view, were all forms of "wish-fulfillment" attempts by the unconscious to resolve a. - Wikipedia4. Th

48、e Second World War by Winston ChurchillThe Second World War is a six-volume history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Sir Winston Churchill. It was largely responsible for him winning (in 1953) t. -Wikipedia5. The Double Helix: A Personal Account of

49、 the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. WatsonThe Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA is an autobiographical account of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA written by James D. Watson and pub. - Wikipedia6. Selected Essays

50、 of T. S. Eliot by T. S. EliotThis is the first large and representative book of T. S. Eliot's prose and it is being published just at the time when Mr. Eliot is returning to America for the Harvard lectures. A year ago Edmund . - Publisher7. Confessions by St. AugustineConfessions is

51、the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written between AD 397 and AD 398. Modern English translations of it are sometimes published . - Wikipedia8. The Histories of Herodotus by HerodotusThe Histories of Herodotus is considered one of

52、the seminal works of history in Western literature. Written from the 450s to the 420s BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serve. - Wikipedia9. The Prince by Niccolo MachiavelliIl Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and p

53、olitical theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was origi. - Wikipedia10. Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonSilent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin in September 1962. The book is widely cr

54、edited with helping launch the environmental movement. When Silent Spri. -Wikipedia11. The Civil War by Shelby FooteThe Civil War: A Narrative (1958-1974) is a three volume, 2,968-page, 1.2 million-word history of the American Civil War by Shelby Foote. Although previously known as a novel

55、ist, Foote is most famo. -Wikipedia12. The Republic by Plato- Wikipedia13. Homage to Catalonia by George OrwellHomage to Catalonia is political journalist and novelist George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War, written in th

56、e first person. - Wikipedia14. The History of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesThe History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was . 

57、- Wikipedia15. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas KuhnThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions is an analysis of the history of science. Its publication was a landmark event in the sociology of knowledge, and popularized the terms paradigm and paradigm. - Wikipedia1

58、6. Essays by Michel de MontaigneEssays is the title given to a collection of 107 essays written by Michel de Montaigne that was first published in 1580. Montaigne essentially invented the literary form of essay, a short subjectiv. - Wikipedia17. Relativity by Albert EinsteinIn cl

59、ear, concise language that is accessible to all, Albert Einstein's brilliant theory is explained and its implications discussed. - Publisher18. On the Origin of Species by Charles DarwinCharles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published on Thursday 24 November 1859, is a seminal

60、work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Its full title. - Wikipedia19. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr and E. B. WhiteThe Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White, is an American English writing style guide. I

61、t is the best-known and most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and us. - Wikipedia20. The Abolition of Man by C. S. LewisThe Abolition of Man is a 1943 book by C. S. Lewis. It is subtitled "Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools," and uses that as a st. - Wikipedia21. The Liberal Imagination by Lionel TrillingThe L