TOP 20 best books of world classics

There is an opinion that the classics are very boring. But this is completely wrong. If you carefully study the content of such works, it becomes clear that the author here tried to raise not only philosophical problems, but also talked about important social moments of that time. Here is a list of books that successfully prove that classics can be fun.

L. Tolstoy "Anna Karenina"

The author managed to create a great love story that remains relevant even after a century. This book has already been filmed and put on the theater stage a huge number of times. But, despite this, the work does not lose its infinite charm of passion, showing that it can be both bewitching and destructive.

M. Bulgakov “The Master and Margarita”

In the history of 20th century literature, this particular novel was named the most mysterious. How many times you would not re-read this book, it is impossible to fully understand it. Some are sure that the blame for the unofficial title of the book “The Gospel of Satan” and all the lines here were dictated to the author by the Forces of Light?

E. Bronte Wuthering Heights

This mystery novel rightfully entered the list of 10 best novels ever written. In the book, the author showed the story of demonic passion, which for more than 100 years excites the reader’s imagination. The main character of the novel, Katie, is in love with her cousin with all her heart. However, her greed and ambition make the girl choose an unloved, but wealthy man. However, the attraction did not disappear anywhere and subsequently it became a curse for young people in love.

W. Scott "Ivanhoe"

The novel, which has become a classic, has incorporated a description of political intrigues, sieges of medieval castles, the love of beautiful ladies for valiant knights. The events that were displayed in the book relate to the period after the third crusade in England.

V. Hugo "Notre Dame de Paris"

An amazing story about tragedy and love has become a kind of canon, thanks to which its heroes have become common nouns. Priest Frolo, a wretched hunchback, a gypsy named Esmeralda, poet Grenguar, captain Phoeb de Châteauper - love was an unacceptable feeling for them. However, despite all the obstacles, this feeling did not pass them by.

Goethe "Faust"

The author began to write this novel when he was 25 years old. And I finished the last part shortly before his death. Goethe died at the age of 82. Thus, the author spent his whole life writing a work that has become a classic. Here he combined his innate meticulousness and attention to the smallest details. On the pages of the book, each reader will be able to find the answer to any of their questions.

Remarque "Arc de Triomphe"

This work has become one of those that readers have sorted into quotes. The book takes place during the occupation of Paris by the Nazis. And, despite fear and numerous hardships, the heroes of the work prove that there are no barriers to pure feeling.

Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment"

It is known that the author was forced to write this work in order to pay off his many debts. The prototype of the main character was a murderer-intellectual from France, who justified his atrocities by a rotten society.

Flaubert "Madame Bovary"

The bold and bold love story of the main character Emma Bovary made this work one of the best in the world of classical literature. However, after finishing work on him, the author was held accountable for the fact that, according to critics, he had offended morality.

O. Wilde "Portrait of Dorian Gray"

The main character of the book is a snob and an esthete. Despite the outward beauty, he turned out to be a completely rotten personality.The moral fall of Dorian in allegorical form is reflected in the external change of his portrait.

Shakespeare "Romeo and Juliet"

This is the most famous tragic love story that has ever been described in literature. The book has been filmed hundreds of times and played on the stage. But, despite this, many continue to be read out by the story of young lovers who were not destined to be together.

D. London “Martin Eden”

The story of a simple sailor who, by the will of fate, is in high society. It is in such an environment that a creative gift is born in him. And it is here that he meets Ruth Morse, who seems to him a model of perfection. Now Martin has 2 goals - to achieve success in creativity and personal life.

Cervantes Don Quixote

The book was created as a parody of numerous novels that tell of the knights. At the same time, she successfully survived the parodied genre and became one of the best classical novels in history.

Guy de Maupassant "Lovely Friend"

A story that has become a symbol of the era. Talking about how the protagonist makes his way up, the author showed the true face of high society with its immorality, venality and greed. And, as it turned out, it is these qualities that help many dishonest people to reach unprecedented heights.

Nabokov "Lolita"

A novel about the criminal attraction of a man to his 12-year-old stepdaughter. After the book was published, a huge scandal erupted, which brought the author worldwide fame. It is written in a diverse and polyphonic language, so you won’t be bored while reading.

Marquez “100 Years of Solitude”

A fantastic work is a mixture of legends and fairy tales, legends and fables. The author spent a year and a half on writing a book in the style of magical realism. In order to be able to finish it, he had to quit his job, and in order to feed his children - to sell a car. At first, the circulation of the book was minimal, but this did not subsequently prevent this novel from becoming a classic of literature, and its author could receive all possible awards and love from millions of readers around the world.

Saint Exupery "The Little Prince"

A very wise book that teaches the reader the most important things - friendship, responsibility, devotion, fidelity, duty, kindness and beauty.

Gogol "Dead Souls"

Gogol was one of the few writers who managed to describe in a direct and sarcastic tone the problems of philistinism in the country. The publication of the book divided society into 2 camps - those who completely agreed with Gogol and their ardent opponents.

M. Reed "Headless Horseman"

From the first lines to the very end of the novel, the reader is in a tense state. The author was able to colorfully and easily describe the story of Louise Poindexter and Maurice Gerald, who are investigating the mystery of an extraordinary horseman who terrifies people.

Homer Iliad

The epic poem takes the reader to the era of the Trojan War. Like other works of the author, it is permeated with inexhaustible reserves of human values, such as kindness, intelligence and beauty.