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Basic Classics Everyone Knows

A list of classics that give someone a good foundation on literature. It encompasses different genres (Gothic, Romance, Dystopia, Fantasy, Young Adult) and regions (Russian, French, German, South American), as well as plays. Many of these books are required reading at school.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
1
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
2
Bram Stoker
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
4
Oscar Wilde
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
5
Emily Brontë
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
6
Charlotte Brontë
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
7
Jane Austen
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
8
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
9
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays
10
Agatha Christie
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
11
George Orwell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
13
Ray Bradbury
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
14
Margaret Atwood
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
15
William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
17
John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
18
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
19
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
20
Virginia Woolf
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
21
George Orwell
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
22
Lewis Carroll
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
23
C.S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
24
JRR Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
25
J.K. Rowling
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
26
Lois Lowry
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
27
Mark Haddon
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
28
Suzanne Collins
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
29
Homer
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
30
Sophocles
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
31
Sophocles
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
32
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
33
William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
34
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
35
William Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Ernest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Ernest
36
Oscar Wilde
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
37
Arthur Miller
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
38
Arthur Miller
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
39
Tennessee Williams
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
40
Samuel Beckett
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