List Challenges
Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

An English Teacher's Essential Literature - Page 3

A complete list of the books I believe are essential to one's understanding of literature. These works, which have all helped to shape American culture in some way, are referenced and read often, and all have stood the test of time.
6,119 users · 26,831 views
 
avg. score: 60 of 250 (24%)
required scores: 1, 38, 53, 61, 86 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 3 of 7
81
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
82
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
83
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
84
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
85
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
86
Old Yeller
Old Yeller
87
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
88
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
89
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
90
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
91
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
92
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
93
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
94
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
95
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
96
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
97
Persepolis
Persepolis
98
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
99
THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois
THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois
100
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
101
The White Boy Shuffle
The White Boy Shuffle
102
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
103
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues
104
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
105
Les Mis
Les Mis
106
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
107
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
108
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
109
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
110
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
111
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
112
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
113
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
114
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories (O. Henry)
115
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
116
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
117
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
118
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
119
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
120
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
Page 3 of 7
Click books you've read
Trending Book Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2024 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN