The Best From 1500–1799
Classical Et Cetera continues our best-books-by-century series, this time spanning 1500 to 1799 — from Gutenberg's press to the eve of the Romantics. Returning guest Kyle Janke joins Jessica, Paul, and Tanya to build a reading list from Don Quixote, Shakespeare, Paradise Lost, and more. Along the way: is Dracula secretly a Christian classic, why this era gave us more thinkers than storytellers, and how to read difficult old books without giving up.
Don Quixote – Cervantes
Robinson Crusoe – Daniel Defoe
Moll Flanders – Daniel Defoe
The Vicar of Wakefield – Oliver Goldsmith
Tom Jones – Henry…
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