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Classic Books Everyone Should Read

A list of classic books that everyone should read before they die. How many of these books have you read?
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
1
William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
4
Margaret Mitchell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
7
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
8
Charlotte Brontë
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
10
George Orwell
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
11
William Shakespeare
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
12
John Steinbeck
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
13
Charles Dickens
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
14
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
15
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
16
Bram Stoker
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
17
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
18
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
19
Homer
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
20
Homer
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
21
William Shakespeare
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
22
Charles Dickens
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
23
William Shakespeare
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
24
L.M. Montgomery
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
25
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
26
J.R.R Tolkein
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
27
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
28
William Shakespeare
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
29
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Return of the King
30
J.R.R Tolkein
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
31
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
32
Robert Louis Stevenson
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
33
Arthur Ransome
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
34
Herman Melville
The Three Muskateers
The Three Muskateers
35
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
36
C.S. Lewis
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
37
Robert Louis Stevenson
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
38
Hermann Hesse
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
39
Miguel De Cervantes
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
40
Richard Adams
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