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“Classic” here is a plain fact of age and endurance: books that keep finding new readers centuries after their first printing. These summaries treat each one as a living argument rather than homework — what it says, why it shocked somebody, and what it still asks of you. Start with any of them; none take longer than a commute.

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Gargantua and Pantagruel — first-edition cover
Gargantua and Pantagruel Francois Rabelais
5 min read
Le Morte d'Arthur — first-edition cover
Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory
5 min read
Njáls Saga — first-edition cover
Njáls Saga Anonymous
5 min read
One Thousand and One Nights — first-edition cover
One Thousand and One Nights Anonymous
5 min read
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — first-edition cover
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Anonymous
5 min read
The Canterbury Tales — first-edition cover
The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer
5 min read
The Decameron — first-edition cover
The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio
5 min read
The Lays of Marie de France — first-edition cover
The Lays of Marie de France Marie de France
5 min read
The Tale of Genji — first-edition cover
The Tale of Genji Murasaki Shikibu
5 min read
The Volsunga Saga — first-edition cover
The Volsunga Saga Anonymous
5 min read
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