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Become Well-Read - World Literature (Level 1)

This is the first part of the list presenting the titles of the books I think are essential to read to consider oneself well-read.
This is my personal choice (and goal at the same time).
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2
Jules Verne
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
3
Paulo Coelho
Alice Adventures in Wonderand (Lewis Carroll)
Alice Adventures in Wonderand
4
Lewis Carroll
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
7
Sophocles
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
8
Markus Zusak
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
9
Aldous Huxley
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
10
J.D. Salinger
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (1843)
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (1843)
11
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
12
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
13
Anne Frank
Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
Divine Comedy
14
Dante Alighieri
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
16
John Green
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
17
Ernest Hemingway
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
18
Charles Dickens
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
19
William Shakespeare
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
20
J.K. Rowling
Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Hobbit
21
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
22
Suzanne Collins
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
23
Charlotte Bronte
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
24
Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
25
Yann Martel
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
26
C.S. Lewis
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
27
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
28
Vladimir Nabokov
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
29
William Golding
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
30
Gabriel García Márquez
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
31
William Shakespeare
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
32
Mikhail Bulgakov
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
33
William Shakespeare
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
34
Agatha Christie
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
35
Sophocles
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
36
Ernest Hemingway
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
37
Charles Dickens
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
38
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
39
Jane Austen
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
40
William Shakespeare
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