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501 Must-Read Books by Emma Beare

"501 Must-Read Books": "The recommendations for inclusion in this comprehensive book were made by a bibliophile and writer with a peerless reputation, but the reviews themselves were compiled by lecturers, writers and book lovers, sharing their pleasure or surprise or even indignation with the rest of us.
Many great books in different genres in this order: Children's Fiction, Classics, History, Memoirs, Science Fiction, Thrillers, and Travel Writing
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
2
Hans Christian Andersen
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
3
J.M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
4
L. Frank Baum
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
5
Peter S. Beagle
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
6
John Bunyan
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
7
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
8
Lewis Carroll
Pinocchio (Andreas, Evelyn)
Pinocchio
9
Andreas, Evelyn
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
10
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Alan Garner)
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
11
Alan Garner
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
12
Kenneth Grahame
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
13
The Brothers Grimm
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
14
Mark Haddon
Just So Stories (Kipling, Rudyard)
Just So Stories
15
Kipling, Rudyard
Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)
Emil and the Detectives
16
Erich Kästner
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear (Edward Lear)
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear
17
Edward Lear
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
18
Madeleine L'engle
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
19
C.S. Lewis
Pippi Longstocking (1997–1998)
Pippi Longstocking
20
1997–1998
Dr Doolittle (Hugh Lofting)
Dr Doolittle
21
Hugh Lofting
George MacDonald at the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonald at the Back of the North Wind
22
Nobody's Boy (Hector Malot)
Nobody's Boy
23
Hector Malot
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
24
A.A. Milne
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
25
L.M. Montgomery
Five Children and It (Edith Nesbit)
Five Children and It
26
Edith Nesbit
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
27
The War of the Buttons (Louis Pergaud)
The War of the Buttons
28
Louis Pergaud
Perrault's Complete Fairy Tales (Charles Perrualt)
Perrault's Complete Fairy Tales
29
Charles Perrualt
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
30
Beatrix Potter
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
31
Terry Pratchett
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
32
Philip Pullman
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
33
Arthur Ransome
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (Mordecai Richler)
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
34
Mordecai Richler
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
35
J. K. Rowling
The King of the Golden River (John Rushkin)
The King of the Golden River
36
John Rushkin
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
37
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
38
Maurice Sendak
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (Dr. Seuss)
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
39
Dr. Seuss
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
40
Anna Sewell
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