The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume 2 is the second instalment of our Modern Classics Collections, delving into a world of 20th-century literary brilliance. This anthology features a wide array of thought-provoking, genre-defining works from the 1900s, showcasing the range of modern storytelling—from existential musings to dark humour and intricate social commentary. These are the stories that have shaped modern literature, offering timeless insights into human nature and society.

This collection brings together the finest modernist narratives, political reflections, and social commentaries that have shaped literature as we know it. From the dazzling experimentation of Ulysses to the haunting ghost story Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, each work offers something unique. With classic explorations of identity, nationalism, and memory, including Orwell's sharp essays and Fitzgerald's portrayal of disillusionment, this volume is essential for anyone seeking to understand the world of the 20th century and beyond.

The titles included in this collection, in order of appearance, are:

• A High Wind in Jamaica, by Richard Hughes
• A Shilling for Candles, by Josephine Tey
• Ashenden: Or the British Agent, by W. Somerset Maugham
• Buddenbrooks, by Thomas Mann
• Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
• Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell
• Looking Back on the Spanish War, by George Orwell
• Notes on Nationalism, by George Orwell
• Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, by M.R. James
• Politics and the English Language, by George Orwell
• Queen Lucia, by E.F. Benson
• The Ambassadors, by Henry James
• The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson
• The Beautiful and the Damned, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Common Reader: First Series, by Virginia Woolf
• The Garden Party and Other Stories, by Katherine Mansfield
• The Mammoth and the Archer, by E.F. Benson
• The Mezzotint, by M.R. James
• The Waves, by Virginia Woolf
• Ulysses, by James Joyce

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