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An English Teacher's Essential Literature - Page 4

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.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
121
Tennesee Williams
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
122
Tennessee Williams
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
123
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
124
Ernest J. Gaines
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
125
Middlemarch – George Eliot
Middlemarch – George Eliot
126
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
127
Jonathan Swift
The Help (Mississippi)
The Help
128
Mississippi
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
129
Jack Kerouac
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
130
Yann Martel
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
131
Agatha Christie
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
132
Frank Herbert
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
133
John Knowles
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
134
Truman Capote
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
135
The Divine Comedy (Dante)
The Divine Comedy
136
Dante
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
137
Stephen King
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
138
Stephen King
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
139
Daphne Du Maurier
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
140
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
141
Douglas Adams
INTO THE WILD (Jon Krakauer)
INTO THE WILD
142
Jon Krakauer
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
143
Markus Zusak
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
144
Colleen McCullough
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
145
Alexandre Dumas
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
146
William Styron
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
147
Joseph Conrad
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
148
William Faulkner
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
149
Thomas Hardy
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
150
Henrik Ibsen
Finnegan's Wake
Finnegan's Wake
151
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
152
Salman Rushdie
A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
153
William Faulkner
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
154
Solomon Northup
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
155
Charles Dickens
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
156
Nikos Kazantzakis
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
157
Arthur Miller
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
158
Harriet Jacobs
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
159
L. Frank Baum
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped
160
Margot Lee Shetterly
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