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Authors M-Z From 100 Must-Read Classic Novels (Plus 136 Recommended Extras)

This is the 3rd & final episode of my mini-series based on 100 Must-Read Classic Novels (Nick Rennison, 2006). It covers 34 of the 'must-read' novels & 136 extra suggestions.
Novels on Rennison's Must-Read list are indicated by a monochrome image of the author (often with impressive beard); the image is titled with the novel's name & the author's name and country of residence. This icon is followed by several works in a similar vein by the same or different authors, as recommended by Rennison.
(This is a much expanded version of the list published by fleurette but differs from my 'Books on a Theme From "100 Must-Read Classic Novels"'.)
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The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann/Germany)
The Magic Mountain
1
Thomas Mann/Germany
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
2
Thomas Mann
Confessions of Felix Krull (Thomas Mann)
Confessions of Felix Krull
3
Thomas Mann
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
4
Thomas Mann
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
5
Thomas Mann
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (J. W. Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
6
J. W. Von Goethe
Man of Straw (Heinrich Mann)
Man of Straw
7
Heinrich Mann
Bel-Ami (Guy De Maupassant/France)
Bel-Ami
8
Guy De Maupassant/France
Pierre and Jean
Pierre and Jean
9
Cesar Birotteau (Honore De Balzac)
Cesar Birotteau
10
Honore De Balzac
His Excellency (Émile Zola)
His Excellency
11
Émile Zola
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville/U.S.A.)
Moby-Dick
12
Herman Melville/U.S.A.
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
13
Herman Melville
Typee (Herman Melville)
Typee
14
Herman Melville
The Nigger of the Narcissus (Joseph Conrad)
The Nigger of the Narcissus
15
Joseph Conrad
Rites of Passage (William Golding)
Rites of Passage
16
William Golding
The Toilers of the Sea (Victor Hugo)
The Toilers of the Sea
17
Victor Hugo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell/U.S.A.)
Gone With the Wind
18
Margaret Mitchell/U.S.A.
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
19
Daphne Du Maurier
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
20
Colleen McCullough
Scarlett (Alexandra Ripley)
Scarlett
21
Alexandra Ripley
News From Nowhere (William Morris/U.K.)
News From Nowhere
22
William Morris/U.K.
The Well at the World's End
The Well at the World's End
23
Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward
24
Edward Bellamy
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien/Ireland)
At Swim-Two-Birds
25
Flann O'Brien/Ireland
The Dalkey Archive
The Dalkey Archive
26
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brien)
The Third Policeman
27
Flann O'Brien
Murphy (Samuel Beckett)
Murphy
28
Samuel Beckett
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
29
James Joyce
Mulligan Stew (Gilbert Sorrentino)
Mulligan Stew
30
Gilbert Sorrentino
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
31
George Orwell
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
32
George Orwell
Aesops Fables (Aesop)
Aesops Fables
33
Aesop
The Foundation Pit (Andrey Platonov)
The Foundation Pit
34
Andrey Platonov
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
35
Jonathan Swift
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust/France)
In Search of Lost Time
36
Marcel Proust/France
Jean Santeuil (Marcel Proust)
Jean Santeuil
37
Marcel Proust
Le Grand Meaulnes (Alain-Fournier)
Le Grand Meaulnes
38
Alain-Fournier
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
39
Anthony Powell
Strangers and Brothers (C. P. Snow)
Strangers and Brothers
40
C. P. Snow
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