Great Books For Real People An abbreviated Great Books list with retellings and originals in the best, most modern translations. Read the retellings first in most cases, then in high school, head for the originals. Retelling Great Translation
The Illiad by Homer, The Illiad by Gareth Caroline Alexander Hinds. translation. In graphic One of the Greek novel format foundational myths with excellent and the first story of Illiad by Homer illustrations. western literature.
The Odyssey by The Odyssey by Homer, Emily Wilson Gareth Hinds. translation. Graphic novel There is also an retelling of the excellently well second of the great done audiobook of Greek epics.
Odyssey by Homer this translation!
The Children’s Bible Job, translated in 365 Stories by by Edward L. Mary Batchelor. Greenstein. Look for “The Story A timeless book of Job” within this about human pain. volume. Job (Old Testament)
The Aeneid by The Aeneid by Diego Agrimbau Virgil, David Ferry and Marcelo Sosa. translation. Graphic novel Epic myth about the format! founding of Rome. Aeneid by Virgil Aeneid
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Norse Myths: Tales Prose Edda by Snorri of Odin, Thor, Sturluson, Jean I. and Loki by Kevin Young translation. Crossley-Holland A major source of
Prose Edda Prose and Jeffrey Alan Love. the Norse myths.
Shapeshifters by Adrian Mitchell and Metamorphoses by Alan Lee. Ovid, Charles Martin Uses many of the translation. tales from Ovid This is the source of like the story of many of the Greek Icarus. Gorgeous myths. illlustrations. Metamorphoses by Ovid Metamorphoses
Nichomachean The Philosophy Book Ethics by Aristotle, by DK. Joe Sachs Look for the chapter translation. on Aristotle. What makes life worth living? Ethics by Aristotle
The Philosophy Book by DK. Tao Te Ching by Lao Look for the chapter Tzu, Ursula K. LeGuin on Laozi. translation. We also like The Far eastern thought Tao of Pooh by about philosophies Benjamin Hoff, but of life. it is best for high
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu Te Tao school as well.
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The Art of War by Antony Cummins. The Art of War: A Graphic Novel by Takes the 1910 Sun Tzu, illustrated translation by Giles by Pete Katz. and explains it step by step with pictures. The Art of War by Sun Tzu ArtThe of War
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales by The Canterbury Marcia Williams. Tales by Geoffrey Illustrated like a Chaucer, Gerald J. comic book, this Davis translation. includes some Some of the tales of the tales. Still are bawdy, be bawdy, but toned warned! down for kids. Canterbury Tales by Chaucer Tales Canterbury
Midsummer Midsummer Night’s Night’s Dream The Dream for Kids by Graphic Novel by Lois Burdett. Shakespeare and This is a retelling in John McDonald. story format, rather Original text,
by Shakespeare than play format. with comic book illustrations. Midsummer Night’s Dream Dream Midsummer Night’s
Tales From No Fear Shakespeare: Shakespeare: Hamlet by Timothy Hamlet by Knapman. Shakepeare. A retelling of the This has the original story in plain English. text of the play side by side with modern language. Hamlet by Shakespeare
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The Major Plitical Writings of Jean- Jacques Rousseau The Philosophy Book by Rousseau, John by DK. T. Scott translation. Look for the chapter Just read the “Social on Jean-Jacques Contract” portion, Rousseau. western democracy is based on these ideas. Social Contract by Rousseau Contract Social
Pride & Prejudice: The Graphic Novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and by Jane Austen. Laurnce Sach. This needs no Uses Austen’s own translation, read it in words, but pared Austen Austen’s own words. down into only the One of the finest character’s actual novels in English. words and a bit of setting. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Prejudice and Pride
Les Miserables: A Les Miserables by Graphic Novel by Victor Hugo, Julie Victor Hugo and Rose translation. Luciano Saracino. Classic story with This version is cut Hugo deep themes. If you way down but skip the descriptions preserves the of Waterloo, we essentials of the won’t tell.
Les Miserables by Victor by Victor Les Miserables story.
On Liberty and the Subjection of Women by John The Philosophy Book Stuart Mill, Penguin by DK. edition. Mill Look for the chapter Everything should on John Stuart Mill. be allowed excpet that which does harm to another. On Liberty by John Stuart On Liberty by John Stuart
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Oliver Twist by Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Chalres Dickens and Penguin edition. Gill Tavner. Deep social This is retold and commentary abridged, but the Dickens disguised with characters and characters like the themes are all Artful Dodger and there. Oliver Twist by Charles by Charles Twist Oliver Mr. Bumble.
On the Origin of On the Origin of Species: young Species: Illustrated Reader’s Edition by Edition by Chalres Rebecca Stefoff. Darwin. Adapted from Darwin’s original Darwin in much words, but with lots Charles Darwin Charles simpler language of illustrations. and with illustrations. On the Origin of Species by of Species Origin On the
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Adventures of adapted by Roland Huckleberry Finn by Mann. Mark Twain. This is a graphic Look for the original, novel and is unabridged and abridged, but retain uncensored. Finn by Mark Twain the flavor and story
Adventures of Huckleberry Adventures of the original.
To Kill A Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel by To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee and by Harper Lee. Fred Fordham. A book about Pared down the deep kind of courage we all
Harper Lee to dialogue with excelelnt need once in a illustrations. while. To Kill A Mockingbird by Kill A Mockingbird To
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