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Books to Read to Be Considered Well Read

Contemporary or classic novels, plays, poem and short story anthologies, that any serious reader should read at least once in his or her life.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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MacBeth
MacBeth
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations
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Dracula
Dracula
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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Moby Dick
Moby Dick
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The Iliad
The Iliad
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The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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Hamlet
Hamlet
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
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Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist
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Lolita
Lolita
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
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Antigone
Antigone
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
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War and Peace
War and Peace
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Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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