Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world's greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk's Snow

(2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their

authors — and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes

complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for

every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex,

heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and

satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature

boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of

interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel

began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you'll

ever need.