Ai made me a list about classics ;o

 

🔥 Timeless Literature (Fiction & Novels)

  • "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen – Sharp wit, romance, and social commentary.

  • "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë – Gothic romance with a strong, independent heroine.

  • "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë – Passionate and haunting love story.

  • "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Psychological deep dive into guilt and morality.

  • "The Brothers Karamazov" by Dostoevsky – Explores faith, free will, and family conflict.

  • "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy – A tragic love story and critique of Russian aristocracy.

  • "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo – Redemption, justice, and love in revolutionary France.


🧠 Philosophical / Political / Intellectual

  • "The Republic" by Plato – Foundational ideas on justice, society, and the ideal state.

  • "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius – Stoic philosophy and personal wisdom.

  • "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli – Realpolitik and leadership.

  • "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau – On resistance to unjust government.


🌎 World Classics

  • "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez – Magical realism, family, and fate.

  • "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe – Colonialism's effect on African traditions.

  • "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu – The world’s first novel (Japan, 11th century).

  • "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes – A satire on chivalry and delusion.


🕵️‍♂️ Mystery / Gothic / Horror

  • "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley – Science, responsibility, and monstrosity.

  • "Dracula" by Bram Stoker – The classic vampire tale.

  • "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde – Beauty, morality, and decadence.

  • "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson – Duality of man.


🎭 Plays

  • Shakespeare's Works – Especially Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello.

  • "A Doll’s House" by Henrik Ibsen – A feminist milestone in drama.

  • "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett – Absurdist reflection on existence.


🧒 Coming-of-Age / Youth-Oriented

  • "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee – Racism and justice through a child’s eyes.

  • "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger – Teenage rebellion and identity.

  • "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott – Family, ambition, and womanhood.

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