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100 Books From an English Literature Reading List

A selection of 100 fiction works, non-fiction works, plays and poems I read (or was supposed to read) for my English Literature course. A lot of popular List Challenge books, but there are a good number that don't show up here very often. Hopefully you can find a book here to interest you.
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After You'd Gone (Maggie O'farrell)
After You'd Gone
1
Maggie O'farrell
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
3
James Baldwin
The Atrocity Exhibition (J. G. Ballard)
The Atrocity Exhibition
4
J. G. Ballard
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
5
Sinclair Lewis
Bartholomew Fair (Ben Jonson)
Bartholomew Fair
6
Ben Jonson
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
7
Mary Norton
Castle Rackrent (Maria Edgeworth)
Castle Rackrent
8
Maria Edgeworth
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (B. S. Johnson)
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
9
B. S. Johnson
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)
The Communist Manifesto
10
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The Coral Island (R. M. Ballantyne)
The Coral Island
11
R. M. Ballantyne
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
12
Susan Cooper
The Decay of Lying (Oscar Wilde)
The Decay of Lying
13
Oscar Wilde
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
14
Ursula K. Le Guin
Don Juan (Lord Byron)
Don Juan
15
Lord Byron
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (Mary M. Talbot)
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
16
Mary M. Talbot
Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr. Faustus
17
Christopher Marlowe
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
18
J.G. Ballard
Edward II (Christopher Marlowe)
Edward II
19
Christopher Marlowe
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
20
Jane Austen
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
21
Edmund Spenser
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
22
Mary Shelley
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
23
Katherine Dunn
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
24
Ford Madox Ford
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
25
Charles Dickens
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
26
Jonathan Swift
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
27
William Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
28
J.K. Rowling
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
29
Joseph Conrad
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
30
Sandra Cisneros
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
31
Han Kang
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
32
Richard Matheson
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
33
Harlan Ellison
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
34
Oscar Wilde
In the Cage (Henry James)
In the Cage
35
Henry James
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
36
Ralph Ellison
The Island of Doctor Moreau (H. G. Wells)
The Island of Doctor Moreau
37
H. G. Wells
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
38
Charlotte Bronte
The Jew of Malta
The Jew of Malta
39
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
40
Thomas Hardy
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