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200 Must-Read Classics by Women - Page 2

This list is just a sampling of great books written by women of the past. For the purposes of this list, I've defined classics as books that are more than 50 years old. The lists focuses on novels, but there are some plays, poems, and works of nonfiction as well. And I've tried to include some well-known favorites, as well as more obscure books. Whatever your reading prefences, you're bound to find something to enjoy here. So step back in time and listen to the voices of women who came before us.
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
41
Pearl S. Buck
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
42
Anne Frank
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
43
Marjane Satrapi
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
44
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
45
Tina Fey
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
46
Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
47
Virginia Woolf
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
48
Carson McCullers
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
49
Azar Nafisi
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
50
Jhumpa Lahiri
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
51
Dodie Smith
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
52
Anne Brontë
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
53
Willa Cather
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
54
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
55
Joan Didion
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
56
Cheryl Strayed
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
57
Octavia Butler
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
58
Laura Esquivel
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
59
Shirley Jackson
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
60
Kate Chopin
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
61
Zadie Smith
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
62
Elena Ferrante
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
63
Edith Wharton
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
64
Toni Morrison
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
65
Virginia Woolf
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
66
Toni Morrison
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
67
Ayn Rand
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
68
A.S. Byatt
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
69
Anne Brontë
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
70
Jean Rhys
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
71
Tara French
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
72
Isabel Allende
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
73
Charlotte Brontë
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
74
Ann Patchett
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
75
Ursula K. Le Guin
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
76
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
77
Gillian Flynn
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
78
Elizabeth Kostova
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
79
Simone De Beauvoir
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
80
Muriel Spark
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