This issue of the "Masterpieces of World Literature" series includes works that present literary processes from the hoary antiquity of ancient Greece to modern times. They are the most diverse in terms of genres, author's style and plots. They are united by the fact that they are all recognized as world cultural heritage. These works are studied by schoolchildren and students, and in general, reading them is the luxury of joining immortal literary monuments. Content: 1. William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet 2. Volodymyr Korolenko: Blind musician 3. Jonathan Swift: Travels to various distant countries of the world of Lemuel Gulliver, first a doctor, and then a captain of several ships (Translation: Mykola Ivanov) 4. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra: Wise hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha. (Translation: M. Lukash) 5. Homer: Odyssey (Translation: Boris Ten) 6. Mykola Gogol: Taras Bulba (Translation: Mykola Sadovskyi) 7. Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy (Translation: E. Dobyazka) 8. Daniel Defoe: Life and Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Translation: Maria Nagorna) 9. Herbert Wells: The Magic Shop (Translation: Yulia Shmatko) 10. Oscar Wilde: The Portrait of Dorian Gray (Translation: Viktor Lepekha)