The Quintessential Works

Explore 'The Quintessential Works'—a curated list of must-read books that define literary excellence. Discover timeless classics and essential reads for every book lover.

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Nineteen Eighty-four

by George Orwell

Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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The Stranger

by Albert Camus

With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an …
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Anton Chekhov's Short Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The thirty-four stories in this volume span Chekhov s creative career."
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The Penguin Complete Father Brown

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Father Brown is an eccentric priest with his own particular way of dealing with crime. David Timson, having completed the whole of Arthur Conan Doyle's …
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Catch-22

by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 is like no other novel. It is one of the funniest books ever written, a keystone work in American literature, and even added a …
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