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50 Classic 20th Century Books

A list of fifty books published in the twentieth century that are considered classics, and you've probably read some or most of them.
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
1
Albert Camus
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
2
Aldous Huxley
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
3
Andrew Clements
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
5
Anthony Burgess
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
6
Arthur Miller
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
7
C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
8
C.S. Lewis
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
9
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
10
Dr. Seuss
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
11
Dr. Seuss
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
12
E.B. White
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
13
Edith Wharton
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
14
Elie Wiesel
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
15
Erich Maria Remarque
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
16
Ernest Hemingway
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
17
Esther Forbes
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
18
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
19
Gary Paulsen
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
20
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
21
George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
Harper Lee
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
23
Hunter S. Thompson
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
24
J.D. Salinger
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
26
James Dickey
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
27
James Joyce
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
28
John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
29
John Steinbeck
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
30
John Steinbeck
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
31
Joseph Conrad
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
32
Ken Kesey
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
33
Kenneth Grahame
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
34
Kurt Vonnegut
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
35
L. Frank Baum
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
36
Lois Lowry
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
37
Maurice Sendak
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
38
Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
39
Ray Bradbury
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
40
Richard Adams
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