List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

100 Must Read Classics - Penguin

Taken from Penguins 100 must read classics:
They broke boundaries and challenged conceptions. We asked you for your must-read classics; from iconic bestsellers to lesser-known gems, these are your essential recommends.
614 users · 2,340 views
 
from penguin.co.uk · made by Jennifer_hope
avg. score: 34 of 100 (34%)
required scores: 1, 16, 25, 38, 55 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 3
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
1
Charles Dickens
White Nights (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
White Nights
2
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
3
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
4
Wilkie Collins
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
5
Mario Puzo
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
6
James Baldwin
Handmaids Tale (Margaret Atwood)
Handmaids Tale
7
Margaret Atwood
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
8
Elizabeth Gaskell
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
9
Joseph Conrad
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
10
James Joyce
Return of the Native (1878) (Thomas Hardy)
Return of the Native (1878)
11
Thomas Hardy
Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
12
Flora Thompson
The Razors Edge (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Razors Edge
13
W. Somerset Maugham
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
14
John Kennedy Toole
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
15
Maya Angelou
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
16
Robert Graves
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
17
Franz Kafka
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
18
Charles Dickens
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
19
Iris Murdoch
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
20
Louisa May Alcott
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
21
Virginia Woolf
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
22
George Eliot
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
23
Charles Dickens
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
24
Oscar Wilde
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
25
Jane Austen
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
26
Charles Dickens
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
27
W Somerset Maugham
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
28
Mark Twain
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
29
Patrick Suskind
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
30
Emily Bronte
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
31
Graham Greene
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
32
Kenneth Grahame
Staying on (Paul Scott)
Staying On
33
Paul Scott
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
34
Miguel De Cervantes
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
35
Henry Miller
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley
36
John Steinbeck
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
37
John Galsworthy
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
38
Sun Tzu
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
39
H.G. Wells
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
40
Ayn Rand
Page 1 of 3
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to '100 Must Read Classics - Penguin'
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN