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Encyclopædia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
39h 17m

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
A mad knight-errant and his down-to-earth squire encounter adventure in the Spanish countryside.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
3h 38m

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad
A steamer captain in the heart of Africa witnesses the final days of a brutal ivory trader.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
33h 26m

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky
A dispute over inheritance between father and son escalates into a family feud.
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
3h 26m

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli
The classic treatise on how to tyrannize one’s subjects.
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
1h 31m

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ classic analysis of modern industrial society and call for Working Class revolution.
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
6h 50m

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche’s philosophical treatise on the ambiguity of traditional morality.
The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5h 44m

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau explores the political philosophy of authority originating from the consent of the people.
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
40h 43m

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith
Adam Smith lays the foundation of classical economics.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
56h 7m

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy
The story of five families in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars.
Candide by Voltaire
3h 20m

Candide

Voltaire
A witty satire that tells of the young Candide’s attempts to stay optimistic through a series of incredible hardships.