The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages by Harold Bloom Simon Basset is on the

Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister

Although there have been hundreds of books and some masterpieces

But the further she dives into the past

and they hate each other

As she discovers quite how much her friends and family need help

The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages by Harold Bloom Simon Basset is on theLiterary critic Harold Bloom's The Western Canon is more than a required reading listit is a vision. Infused with a love of learning, compelling in its arguments for a unifying written culture, it argues brilliantly against the politicization of literature and presents a guide to the great works of the western literary tradition and essential writers of the ages. The Western Canon was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.