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200 Must-Read Classics by Women - Page 3

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 House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
81
Edith Wharton
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
82
Shirley Jackson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
83
Yaa Gyasi
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
84
Eleanor Catton
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
85
Jeanette Winterson
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
86
George Eliot
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
87
Doris Lessing
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
88
Marilynne Robinson
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
89
Patricia Highsmith
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
90
Susanna Kaysen
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
91
Murasaki Shikibu
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
92
Lorraine Hansberry
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
93
Louise Erdrich
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
94
Willa Cather
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
95
Ursula K. Le Guin
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
96
Willa Cather
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
97
Flannery O'Connor
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
98
Baroness Orczy
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
99
Daphne Du Maurier
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
100
Helen Oyeyemi
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
101
Ruth Ozeki
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
102
Alison Bechdel
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
103
Nella Larsen
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
104
Emily Dickinson
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
105
Elizabeth Gaskell
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
106
Marilynne Robinson
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
107
Patricia Highsmith
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
108
Isabel Allende
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
109
Ann Radcliffe
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
110
Joan Didion
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
111
Djuna Barnes
Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
112
Aphra Behn
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
113
Mary Wollstonecraft
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
114
Julia Alvarez
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
115
Sylvia Plath
How to Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran)
How to Be a Woman
116
Caitlin Moran
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
117
Amy Tan
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
118
Rebecca Solnit
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
119
Maxine Hong Kingston
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
120
Flannery O'Connor
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