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Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (Wordsworth) — this monumental fourteenth-century masterpiece gathers a hundred tales of love, wit, tragedy, and deceit, told by ten young Florentines escaping the Black Death. Boccaccio brilliantly bridges medieval romance and modern realism, capturing the vibrant, chaotic spectrum of human nature. It is an essential cornerstone of Western literature that remains incredibly lively and subversive today.

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company) — this timeless adventure captures the rugged beauty and brutal conflicts of the American frontier. Following the scout Hawkeye and his Mohican companions as they guide two sisters through a hostile wilderness, the novel explores themes of honor, friendship, and the clash of cultures. It remains a foundational masterpiece of early American literature.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Wordsworth) — This monumental masterpiece of world literature delves into the tragic affair between the beautiful Anna and the dashing Count Vronsky. As Anna rebels against her cold, loveless marriage, she must confront the rigid hypocrisies of high society. Tolstoy weaves a rich tapestry of nineteenth-century Russian life, contrasting city glamour with rural simplicity, while exploring the complex nature of love, duty, and human happiness.

Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Wordsworth) — This dark, prophetic masterpiece explores the destructive power of radical ideologies through a gripping story of political conspiracy and moral decay in a provincial Russian town. Inspired by a real-life political murder, Dostoevsky crafts a terrifyingly accurate portrait of intellectual fanaticism and the charismatic, amoral figures who lead it. It remains one of the most urgent psychological thrillers ever written.

Jack London’s two masterpieces in one volume — The Call of the Wild and White Fang, companion pieces tracing opposite journeys between civilisation and wilderness. Together they form London’s meditation on instinct, freedom, and the wild heart at the core of all living things.

William Faulkner’s formally ambitious masterpiece — three narrative strands exploring race, religion, and the crushing weight of the Southern past. Joe Christmas, Lena Grove, and Reverend Hightower: characters whose stories interweave into one of the great American novels of the twentieth century.

George Orwell’s prophetic 1949 masterpiece — Big Brother, doublethink, and Winston Smith’s desperate assertion of individual humanity against totalitarian power. More relevant with every passing decade, and one of the most essential novels ever written.

Stevenson’s 1886 masterpiece alongside his finest short stories — a gothic thriller, a parable of repression, and one of literature’s most resonant metaphors about the divided self. Stranger, darker, and more interesting than any adaptation, the original rewards every reader who returns to it.