1. The Bible (King James Version)
2. The Odyssey and The Iliad (Robert Fagles translation), by Homer
3. The Aeneid (Penguin version), by Virgil
4. Metamorphoses (Penguin version), by Ovid
5. Theban Plays (Penguin version), by Sophocles
6. A Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)
7. The Confessions of St. Augustine
8. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
9. Inferno, by Dante
10. 29th Sonnet, by William Shakespeare
11. Lives of the Artists, by Vasari
12. The Prince, by Machiavelli
13. Utopia, by Thomas More
14. King Lear and The Tempest, by William Shakespeare
15. Paradise Lost, by John Milton

This terrific audio series has been made available by CBC for purchase:

1. The Great Books Series I: Covering books 1 to 5
2. The Great Book Series II: Covering books 6 to 10
3. The Great Books Series III: Covering books 11 to 15

The Golden Thread: A Reader’s Journey Through the Great Books is written by Dr. Bruce Meyer, and further explores the issue raised in the CBC Radio series, “Great Books”