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60 Classic Books Everyone Ought to Read - Page 2

There's a lot of debate as to what makes certain books 'classics' – is it longevity, popularity, literary merit or all of the above? Are all the books we view as 'classic' deserving of that title? Should some lesser-known books be considered 'classics' instead?
There are no easy answers to these questions, and opinions as to which classic books should be read by everyone will always vary. Listed below is a variety of books which are, however, a good starting point.
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
41
Jane Austen
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
42
Lorraine Hansberry
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
43
Daphne Du Maurier
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
44
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
45
Kurt Vonnegut
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
46
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Sound of the Mountain
47
Yasunari Kawabata
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
48
Tennessee Williams
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
49
Murasaki Shikibu
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
50
Thomas Hardy
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
51
Zora Neale Hurston
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
52
Chinua Achebe
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
53
Tim O'Brien
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
54
Harper Lee
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
55
Colson Whitehead
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
56
Samuel Beckett
Washington Square (Henry James)
Washington Square
57
Henry James
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
58
Noviolet Bulawayo
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
59
Haruki Murakami
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
60
Emily Brontë
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