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Books Written by Women (Mostly 20th Century)

A varied list from my 'have read' and 'want to read' piles of writing by women. Includes some more unusual books.
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The Little White Horse (Elizabeth Goudge)
The Little White Horse
1
Elizabeth Goudge
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
2
Jane Austen
Witch Week (Diana Wynne Jones)
Witch Week
3
Diana Wynne Jones
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
4
Charlotte Brontë
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
5
Jean Rhys
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
6
L.M. Montgomery
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
7
Anonymous
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
8
Angela Carter
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
9
Jane Austen
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
10
Dodie Smith
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tamora Pierce)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
11
Tamora Pierce
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
12
Doris Lessing
The Sugar House (Antonia White)
The Sugar House
13
Antonia White
Beyond the Glass (Antonia White)
Beyond the Glass
14
Antonia White
The Outside Child (Nina Bawden)
The Outside Child
15
Nina Bawden
Back Home (Michelle Magorian)
Back Home
16
Michelle Magorian
Invitation to the Waltz (Rosamond Lehmann)
Invitation to the Waltz
17
Rosamond Lehmann
Britannia Mews (Margery Sharp)
Britannia Mews
18
Margery Sharp
Moon Tiger
Moon Tiger
19
The Blue Flower
The Blue Flower
20
The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant (Mavis Gallant)
The Selected Stories of Mavis Gallant
21
Mavis Gallant
The Moons of Jupiter (Alice Munro)
The Moons of Jupiter
22
Alice Munro
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
23
Elizabeth Von Arnim
The Tortoise and the Hare (Elizabeth Jenkins)
The Tortoise and the Hare
24
Elizabeth Jenkins
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
25
Christina Stead
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
26
Jane Austen
Ali Smith: Hotel World
Ali Smith: Hotel World
27
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
28
Sarah Waters
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
29
Sarah Waters
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
30
Ali Smith
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
31
Zadie Smith
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
32
Chimamanda Adichie
Half a Lifelong Romance (Eileen Chang)
Half a Lifelong Romance
33
Eileen Chang
Time Bites (Doris Lessing)
Time Bites
34
Doris Lessing
Under My Skin (Doris Lessing)
Under My Skin
35
Doris Lessing
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
36
Astrid Lindgren
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
37
Johanna Spyri
Helen Dunmore (Inside the Wave)
Helen Dunmore
38
Inside the Wave
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
39
Margaret Mitchell
The Railway Children (E. Nesbit)
The Railway Children
40
E. Nesbit
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