Author: John Williams
Genre: Fiction
Summary: A novel about the life of William Stoner, a professor of English at the University of Missouri, and his struggles with love, work, and death.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Genre: Philosophy
Summary: A series of personal writings by the Roman Emperor that explore the Stoic philosophy.
Author: John Williams
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: A fictionalized account of the life of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus.
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Genre: Fiction
Summary: A comedic novel that follows the adventures of a delusional knight and his loyal squire.
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Genre: Fiction
Summary: A novella that explores the life and death of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia.
Author: William Shakespeare
Genre: Tragedy
Summary: A tragedy that tells the story of the Moorish general Othello and his downfall at the hands of his jealous ensign, Iago.
Author: Homer
Genre: Epic Poetry
Summary: An epic poem that follows the journey of the Greek hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War.
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Genre: Fiction
Summary: A two-part novel that follows a young runaway and the people she meets on her journey through the American Southwest.