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50 More Classic 20th Century Books

A list of fifty more books from the twentieth century that are considered classics. You may have read a few.
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
1
Agatha Christie
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
2
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
3
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
4
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
5
Arthur Conan Doyle
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
6
Astrid Lindgren
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
7
C.S. Lewis
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
8
D.H. Lawrence
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
9
D.H. Lawrence
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
10
Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
11
Dr. Seuss
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
12
E.M. Forster
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
13
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
14
Edith Wharton
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
15
Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
16
Ernest Hemingway
Bambi (Felix Salten)
Bambi
17
Felix Salten
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
18
Frank Herbert
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
19
Franz Kafka
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
20
Franz Kafka
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
21
Fred Gipson
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
22
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
23
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
24
J.M. Barrie
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
26
Jack Kerouac
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
27
James Joyce
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
28
John Steinbeck
The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
29
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
30
Joseph Heller
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
31
Margaret Mitchell
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
32
Mario Puzo
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
33
Ralph Ellison
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
34
Richard Wright
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
35
Roald Dahl
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
36
Roald Dahl
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
37
Rudyard Kipling
The Incredible Journey (Sheila Burnford)
The Incredible Journey
38
Sheila Burnford
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
39
Sinclair Lewis
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
40
Stephen King
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