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Classic American Novels - Page 3

120 novels by outstanding American authors. None of these are too recent, to give a bit of perspective.
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
81
John Steinbeck
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
82
Ernest Hemingway
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
83
Elizabeth Strout
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
84
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
85
Ken Kesey
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
86
Eudora Welty
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
87
Thornton Wilder
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
88
S.E. Hinton
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
89
Joan Didion
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
90
Barbara Kingsolver
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
91
Henry James
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
92
James M. Cain
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
93
John Irving
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
94
John Updike
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
95
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
96
E.L. Doctorow
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
97
Dashiell Hammett
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
98
Richard Yates
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
99
Cormac McCarthy
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
100
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
101
Donna Tartt
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
102
Sue Monk Kidd
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
103
E.Annie Proulx
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
104
Kurt Vonnegut
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
105
William Faulkner
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
106
Stephen King
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
107
John Williams
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
108
Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
109
Patricia Highsmith
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
110
Zora Neale Hurston
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
111
Horace McCoy
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
112
Harper Lee
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
113
Erskine Caldwell
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
114
Betty Smith
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
115
Henry Miller
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
116
Henry James
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
117
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
118
Henry David Thoreau
Washington Square (Henry James)
Washington Square
119
Henry James
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
120
Lionel Shriver
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