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Alternative Reads: The English Teacher Looks at Some Books That Aren't on Every List - Page 2

Our Maverick English Teacher and general contrarian comes up with 80 works of fiction that you don't see every day on List Challenges (except for a few that show up on HIS lists.). Some are minor classics, some are lesser-known works of well-known writers, some are undiscovered gems, and some are ... well, odd. All of them are, however, worth a read.
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Morality Play (Barry Unsworth)
Morality Play
41
Barry Unsworth
Mr. Midshipman Easy (Frederick Marryat)
Mr. Midshipman Easy
42
Frederick Marryat
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
Mutiny
43
Frank Tilsey
The Night in Lisbon (Erich Maria Remarque)
The Night in Lisbon
44
Erich Maria Remarque
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
45
Lafferty
No Name (Wilkie Collins)
No Name
46
Wilkie Collins
November 1916 (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
November 1916
47
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Octopus (Frank Norris)
The Octopus
48
Frank Norris
The Officer Factory (Kirst)
The Officer Factory
49
Kirst
One Last Thing Before I Go (Tropper)
One Last Thing Before I Go
50
Tropper
Phantom of the Open Hearth (Shepherd)
Phantom of the Open Hearth
51
Shepherd
The Q Document (James Hall Roberts)
The Q Document
52
James Hall Roberts
Reincarnation Blues (Michael Poore)
Reincarnation Blues
53
Michael Poore
The Relic Master (Christopher Buckley)
The Relic Master
54
Christopher Buckley
Sacre Bleu (Christopher Moore)
Sacre Bleu
55
Christopher Moore
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
56
The Servant (Robin Maugham)
The Servant
57
Robin Maugham
The Spire (William Golding)
The Spire
58
William Golding
The Squares of the City (John Brunner)
The Squares of the City
59
John Brunner
THE STAR FOX Poul Anderson
THE STAR FOX Poul Anderson
60
The Stone That Never Came Down (Brunner)
The Stone That Never Came Down
61
Brunner
Tamar (Mal Peet)
Tamar
62
Mal Peet
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece (Michael Curtis Ford)
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece
63
Michael Curtis Ford
The Tenth Man (Graham Greene)
The Tenth Man
64
Graham Greene
This Will Not Look Good on My Resume (Richards)
This Will Not Look Good on My Resume
65
Richards
Three Comrades (Erich Maria Remarque)
Three Comrades
66
Erich Maria Remarque
Timescape (Gregory Benford)
Timescape
67
Gregory Benford
Tomorrow (Philip Wylie)
Tomorrow
68
Philip Wylie
The Train Was on Time (Bõll)
The Train Was on Time
69
Bõll
Under Two Flags (Ouida)
Under Two Flags
70
Ouida
Under Western Eyes (Joseph Conrad)
Under Western Eyes
71
Joseph Conrad
Wagner, the Werewolf (George W. M. Reynolds)
Wagner, the Werewolf
72
George W. M. Reynolds
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock
73
Oakley Hall
Weir of Hermiston (Penguin Classics)
Weir of Hermiston
74
Penguin Classics
What Mad Universe (Fredric Brown)
What Mad Universe
75
Fredric Brown
Winter (Len Deighton)
Winter
76
Len Deighton
Winter Kills (Condon)
Winter Kills
77
Condon
The World in Winter (John Christopher)
The World in Winter
78
John Christopher
A Wrinkle in the Skin (John Christopher)
A Wrinkle in the Skin
79
John Christopher
The Young Lady From Tacna (Llosa)
The Young Lady From Tacna
80
Llosa
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