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100 Must-Read Lesser-Known Classics - Page 2

Here are my criteria: I decided on an arbitrary end date of 1950, in order to focus on earlier books and avoid the troublesome category of "modern classics." (What is a modern classic, anyway? Who knows!) I also tried to pick books that aren't commonly taught in high schools and colleges. Your mileage will vary with this one, obviously. But I wanted this list to be a source of suggestions for expanding your classics reading beyond the usual suspects from school. This list is also very much from a U.S. perspective: in other countries and cultures some of these books may be commonly read and taught. But since I'm familiar with the U.S. educational system, I'm using that as my starting point.
So, here's the list! The books are arranged in chronological order, with the author's nationality and the publication date (in many cases the approximate date) listed.
-Rebecca Hussey
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Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
41
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
The Story of Avis (Elizabeth Stuart Phelps)
The Story of Avis
42
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Isabella L. Bird)
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
43
Isabella L. Bird
Travels With a Donkey
Travels With a Donkey
44
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (Machado De Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
45
Machado De Assis
Hester (Margaret Oliphant)
Hester
46
Margaret Oliphant
The Story of an African Farm (Olive Schreiner)
The Story of an African Farm
47
Olive Schreiner
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
48
Knut Hamsun
Effi Briest
Effi Briest
49
Trilby (George Du Maurier)
Trilby
50
George Du Maurier
Elizabeth and Her German Garden (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
51
Elizabeth Von Arnim
The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales (Charles Chesnutt)
The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales
52
Charles Chesnutt
I Await the Devil's Coming
I Await the Devil's Coming
53
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
54
G.K. Chesterton
Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
55
Robert Walser
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro
56
Natsume Soseki
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
57
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Tender Buttons (Gertrude Stein)
Tender Buttons
58
Gertrude Stein
The Home and the World (Rabindranath Tagore)
The Home and the World
59
Rabindranath Tagore
Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman
60
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
61
Rebecca West
Demian
Demian
62
The Sheik (Edith Maude Hull)
The Sheik
63
Edith Maude Hull
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter
64
Cane
Cane
65
Zeno's Conscience (Italo Svevo)
Zeno's Conscience
66
Italo Svevo
The Home-Maker (Dorothy Canfield Fisher)
The Home-Maker
67
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
There Is Confusion (Jessie Redmon Fauset)
There Is Confusion
68
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Bread Givers (Anzia Yezierska)
Bread Givers
69
Anzia Yezierska
Chaka the Zulu
Chaka the Zulu
70
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes
71
Home to Harlem
Home to Harlem
72
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
73
Nella Larsen
Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)
Dona Barbara
74
Romulo Gallegos
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
75
Richard Hughes
Dance Night (Dawn Powell)
Dance Night
76
Dawn Powell
A Note in Music (Rosamond Lehmann)
A Note in Music
77
Rosamond Lehmann
Devil's Cub (Georgette Heyer)
Devil's Cub
78
Georgette Heyer
Frost in May
Frost in May
79
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
80
Vera Brittain
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