2010 November

Spanish literature’s most famous work tells the wonderfully entertaining tale of a man besotted by stories of knights and chivalry, who decides to become the knight Don Quixote and seek adventure.

Why did democracy flourish in the USA but fail in so many other parts of the world? That’s the question at the heart of Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic examination of American democracy.

A powerful exploration of 19th century Russian society, Gogol’s classic novel follows the story of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, a new face in town who has a strange proposition for the local landowners.

A scared Hindu text where the basic concepts of Hindu theology are explained through a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna.

God is dead, declares Nietzsche in this landmark work of philosophical fiction. As well as its criticisms of Christian values, Thus Spoke Zarathustra also sets out two of the ideas central to Nietzsche’s philosophy: the idea of the Overman and the concept of ‘will to power’.

In this classic work, Kahlil Gibran explores themes of spirituality, freedom and justice from the view of a madman.

All for one, one for all! Follow the wild adventures of would-be musketeers d’Artagnan as he heads to Paris to become a musketeer.

When Margaret Hale leaves southern England for the northern town of Milton she finds her sympathy for the mill workers of the industrial revolution clashing with her attraction to the same mill’s owner.

In this travel book, Mark Twain serves up a humorous recount of his 1867 journey to the Middle East aboard the Quaker City.

It’s the dawn of the modern world, but the aristocratic George Amberson Minafer is far from ready to embrace a world of industry and automobiles. But progress marches on and George soon finds the world has left him behind.