/lit/ - Literature

I started with the Greeks a while ago and now I'm at a point in which I think it appropriate to read the historians. At the same time, although I've been enjoying the Greeks thus far, I want to diversify my palate and read authors from other time periods intermittently. After some thinking, I've decided on picking between Histories, Don Quixote, and Crime and Punishment. How much knowledge of the Bible should I have prior to reading Crime and Punishment? I'm intimidated by the size of Don Quixote somewhat, though I've been told it's page turner and I'm intrigued by what others have said about the story and its humor. I want to read Histories not only to continue with the Greeks but also because I haven't read non-fiction in a while apart from a few books of the Bible (and yes, I'm aware that Herodotus is not the most reliable of the ancient historians, but it's a start). Where do I go from here?