Beowulf Adventure Action Fiction This is a short but beautiful book, and the Gummere translation really captures the feel of the Old English. Beowulf tells the story of a mysterious y... Beowulf 92 Views Anonymous
The Odyssey Poetry Adventure Action Mythology A wandering king who's a war-hero doomed to roam the earth by a vengeful God, a plethora of fantastic experiences, a wife battling the invasion of sui... The Odyssey 68 Views Homer
The Iliad Poetry Mythology A divinely beautiful woman who becomes the cause of a terrible war in which the gods themselves take sides. Valor and villainy, sacrifices and betraya... The Iliad 37 Views Homer
Paradise Lost Poetry Mythology Magnificent in its scale and scope, this monumental poem by the blind poet John Milton was the first epic conceived in the English language. It descri... Paradise Lost 68 Views John Milton
Bhagavad Gita History Mythology Religion One of the world’s most valued scriptures, the Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture which is a part of the Indian epic Mahabharata. Undeniably, it is al... Bhagavad Gita 70 Views Vyasa
Don Juan: Canto I Poetry Satire In English literature, Don Juan (1819–1824), by Lord Byron, is a satirical, epic poem that portrays Don Juan not as a womaniser, but as a man easily s... Don Juan: Canto I 321 Views George Gordon Byron, Lord
The Aeneid Poetry Fantasy Fiction The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, wh... The Aeneid 42 Views Publius Vergilius Maro
Les Misérables, Volume 1 History Novel Tragedy Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century... Les Misérables, Volume 1 110 Views Victor Hugo
Les Misérables, Volume 2 History Novel Tragedy Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century... Les Misérables, Volume 2 44 Views Victor Hugo
Achilleis Poetry Achilleis von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, entstanden 1797–99, veröffentlicht 1808. Als Goethe an dem Epos in Hexametern Hermann und Dorothea arbeitet... Achilleis 19 Views Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Herodotus' Histories Vol 1 History Non-Fiction The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histories tell th... Herodotus' Histories Vol 1 20 Views Herodotus of Halicarnassus
The Ramayan Mythology Rāmāyana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Mahābhārata. Along with the Mahābhārata, it forms the Hindu Itih... The Ramayan 48 Views Valmiki
The Epic Of The Bharatas Mahabharata Romesh Chunder Dutt Poetry Mythology The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. It narrates the struggle between two groups of... The Epic Of The Bharatas Mahabharata Romesh Chunder Dutt 48 Views Vyasa
The Faerie Queene, Book 1 Poetry The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books I–III were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IV... The Faerie Queene, Book 1 82 Views Edmund Spenser
The Faerie Queene, Book 2 Poetry The Second Booke of the Faerie Queene contayning The Legende of Sir Guyon or of Tempaurance. The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it continues t... The Faerie Queene, Book 2 46 Views Edmund Spenser
