Top 100 Fiction. A contemporary list, with an international flavour and a respect for the classics, The Best Books: Top 100 Novels of All Time list contains many of the great works of fiction you'd expect, but with a few surprises to add a little spice to the collection.
Which books would you omit and which would you add to our list? Please let us know in the comments section below. 1. Brave New World By Aldous Huxley "Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English. " 2. By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. 3. By George Orwell Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. 4. By Leo Tolstoy Published to coincide with the centenary of Tolstoy's death, here is an exciting new edition of one of the great literary works of world literature. 5.
By J. A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. 6. By Joseph Heller 7. The Thousand and One Nights, Burton tr. Free eBooks - All Our Classic Books and Novels. Get (Almost) Any Book For Free: 100+ (Kosher) Sites Offering Great Literature for Download. Well, At Least There Was Good Stuff to Read: The Books of the Decade. Anybody remember how anxious and thrilled we were in those last months of the 20th century?
When we weren't at war and we had a budget surplus and it looked like Al Gore would be president? The prospect of a 21st century filled with new technologies, new art and literature loomed large and bright. But now, as we look back at what was decidedly a shitty decade for an incredible variety of people in an equally incredible variety of ways (evictions/invasions/bombings/etc), it's surprisingly hard to be pessimistic about the books that assessed, satirized, dramatized and distracted us from the events of the past 10 years. Goethe said that the decline of a nation's literature is the precursor to that nation's fall, and with this look back at the books that defined the decade, we'd like to tell Goethe to suck it. Almost in spite of ourselves, we're still writing, translating, publishing and even occasionally buying good books in this country. COMPLETE COLLECTION OF POEMS BY RUDYARD KIPLING.
Kipling gained renown throughout the world as a poet and storyteller.
He was also known as a leading supporter of the British Empire. As apparent from his stories and poems, Kipling interested himself in the romance and adventure which he found in Great Britain's colonial expansion. Kipling was born on Dec.30, 1865, in Bombay, where his father directed an art school. He learned Hindi from his nurse, and he also learned stories of jungle animals. At six, he was sent to school in England, but until he was 12, poor health kept him from attending. 50 Most Influential Books of the Last 50 (or so) Years. In compiling the books on this list, the editors at SuperScholar have tried to provide a window into the culture of the last 50 years.
Ideally, if you read every book on this list, you will know how we got to where we are today. Not all the books on this list are “great.” The criterion for inclusion was not greatness but INFLUENCE. The Best 100 Opening Lines From Books / Life / Stylist Magazine. Light night rains: Grimm and Other Folk Tales. I think when most people hear "Beauty and the Beast" their thoughts run to the stunning Walt Disney version.
I remember seeing it shortly after it came out in 1991 and just being blown away. I didn't have the vocabulary at the time to explain it but I loved it. I remember getting it on VHS and watching it and re-watching it. My absolute favorite moments as a kid (which still hold true today) were the prologue, the Beast rescuing Belle from the wolves, the climatic battle on the roof of the castle, and the Beast dying and coming back to life.