Twelve Great Books: Going Deeper into Classic Literature

"The great literature of the world is the telling and retelling of the human story. Joseph Pearce has proven himself to be one of the outstanding men of letters of our time. There could be no better Virgil to our Dante to guide us through the heights and depths of the great works."

— Dale Ahlquist, President, Society of G.K. Chesterton; Author, The Story of the Family

"Joseph Pearce has written a companion study of much value for readers of the great books he has identified, rightly, as formative for the English-speaking Christian moral imagination. Especially valuable is his attention to historical and biographical contexts, rooting each in the author's personal, historical and spiritual matrix, matters far too often neglected in contemporary criticism. Highly recommended!"

— David Lyle Jeffrey, FRSC, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Baylor Institute for Studies in Religion

"In this collection of sparkling and informative essays, Joseph Pearce brings together his breadth of knowledge and depth of insight. Combining a love of literature with his love of the Lord, Pearce sheds light on Shakespeare, is frank about Frankenstein and is witty and wise about Wilde and Waugh. Pearce's comments and criticisms will help you understand and enjoy civilization's greatest books."

— Fr Dwight Longenecker, Author Beheading Hydra, A Radical Plan for Christians in an Atheistic Age