Editions

All works

Five guides so far, with more added as their editions are checked.

Which translation

Works written in another language, where the choice is whose translation to read.

  • The IliadHomer · Ancient Greek · c. 8th century BCE
    Reading it for the first time: Emily Wilson9 translations compared
  • The OdysseyHomer · Ancient Greek · c. 8th century BCE
    Reading it for the first time: Emily Wilson8 translations compared

Which edition

Works written in English, where the choice is the book itself.

  • Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · 1813
    To read and keep for decades: Everyman's Library17 editions graded
  • The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925
    To read and keep for decades: Everyman's Library16 editions graded
  • Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë · 1847
    To read and keep for decades: Penguin Clothbound Classics18 editions graded