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21 Classics Everyone Should Read at Least Once

"Many people read books for fun and often times ignore the amazing classic novels that have been written over the centuries. But once you give them a chance, you realize just why they are heralded as classics in the first place. That is why we will be listing 21 classics that everyone should read at least once!"
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
1
Alexandre Dumas
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2
Oscar Wilde
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
5
William Golding
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
6
Bram Stoker
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
7
Margaret Mitchell
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
8
Lewis Carroll
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
9
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
10
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
11
John Steinbeck
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
12
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
13
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
14
John Steinbeck
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
15
Charlotte Bronte
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
16
Ernest Hemingway
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
17
S.E. Hinton
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
18
Aldous Huxley
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
19
Kurt Vonnegut
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
20
Donna Tartt
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