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Books Turned Into Musicals

We are quite used to books turning into movies, and even vice versa (this process is called novelization as opposed to dramatization). However, there is quite a bunch of musicals inspired by literature.
Some of the items on this list are known to you as books. Some of them you love for the music and you didn't know there was a book behind it in the first place. However, I am sure you will be surprised to find some of them are actually BOTH! No, really, did you know there was Pride and Prejudice the musical?
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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
1
Charles Dickens
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
2
Bram Stoker
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
3
P.L. Travers
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
4
Charlotte Bronte
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
5
Gaston Leroux
Le Petit Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Le Petit Prince
6
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
7
Margaret Mitchell
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
8
Baroness Orczy
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
9
Edmond Rostand
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
10
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
11
Jane Austen
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
12
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Notre Dame De Paris
Notre Dame De Paris
13
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
14
Victor Hugo
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
15
Stephen King
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
16
Leo Tolstoy
Don Quixote De La Mancha (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote De La Mancha
17
Miguel De Cervantes
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
18
J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
19
Jk Rowling
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
20
Mark Twain
42nd Street (Bradford Ropes)
42nd Street
21
Bradford Ropes
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
22
Lewis Carroll
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
23
Theodore Dreiser
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
24
Leo Tolstoy
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
25
E.B. White
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
26
Roald Dahl
Carmen (Prosper Merimee)
Carmen
27
Prosper Merimee
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
28
T.H. White
Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)
Big Fish
29
Daniel Wallace
Jeeves and Wooster Series (P. G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves and Wooster Series
30
P. G. Wodehouse
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
31
Jules Verne
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
32
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
33
Boris Pasternak
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
34
Charles Dickens
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
35
Daphne Du Maurier
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
36
El Conde De Montecristo Alejandro Dumas
El Conde De Montecristo Alejandro Dumas
37
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
38
Dr. Seuss
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
39
Mary Shelley
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
40
Anita Loos
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