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A List of Books You Should Have Heard Of

Like the title says, this is a list of books that most everyone has probably heard of. Whether it's stood the test of time on its own merits, had an extremely popular screen adaptation, is tied to famous events, become ubiquitous across school reading lists, enjoyed a well-known best-selling fad, etc., these titles should ring familiar and the briefest of synopses should be recognized. Basically, this is the most basic of basic lists. Wiggle room? Sure, but not much.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2
Jules Verne
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
3
Arthur C. Clarke
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
4
Michael Bond
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
5
Stephen Hawking
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
6
Charles Dickens
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
7
Anthony Burgess
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
8
Fredrik Backman
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
9
Lorraine Hansberry
A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones Series) (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones Series)
10
George R. R. Martin
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
11
Tennessee Williams
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
12
Charles Dickens
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
13
Madeleine L'engle
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
14
Lewis Carroll
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
15
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
16
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
17
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
18
L.M. Montgomery
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights) (Anonymous)
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights)
19
Anonymous
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
20
Judy Blume
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
21
Ayn Rand
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
22
Toni Morrison
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
23
Lew Wallace
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
24
Anonymous
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
25
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
26
Truman Capote
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
27
Voltaire
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
28
Joseph Heller
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
29
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
30
E.B. White
Clifford the Big Red Dog (Norman Bridwell)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
31
Norman Bridwell
Collected Poems by Robert Frost
Collected Poems by Robert Frost
32
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
33
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Curious George (H.A. Rey)
Curious George
34
H.A. Rey
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
35
Charles Dickens
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
36
Arthur Miller
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
37
Philip K. Dick
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
38
Miguel De Cervantes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
39
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
40
Bram Stoker
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