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Classic Books With Happy Endings

When it comes down to it, there just aren't a lot of great works of literature that end happily. Sure, some works, like the Brothers Karamazov, end on a hopeful note, but in terms of your standard everybody-gets-married, all-the-problems-are-solved kinda ending, they're few and far between. But here's a selection of works that unabashedly end well for the characters and the reader.
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
1
Charlotte Bronte
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2
William Shakespeare
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
3
Jane Austen
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
4
Homer
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
5
J.R.R.Tolkien
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
6
Voltaire
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
7
Annie Proulx
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
8
Stella Gibbons
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody
9
George and Weedon Grossmith
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
10
Irvine Welsh
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
11
Jane Austen
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
12
L.M. Montgomery
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
13
Charles Dickens
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
14
Italo Calvino
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
15
C.S. Lewis
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
16
J.K. Rowling
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
17
Louisa May Alcott
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
18
Victor Hugo
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
19
Leo Tolstoy
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
20
George Eliot
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
21
Toni Morrison
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
22
John Wyndham
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
23
Willa Cather
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
24
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
25
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
26
Jane Austen
Evelina
Evelina
27
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
28
John Bunyan
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
29
Emma Donoghue
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
30
Joseph Heller
The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
31
William Shakespeare
The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
The Tempest
32
William Shakespeare
The DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Kody Keplinger)
The DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend
33
Kody Keplinger
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
34
Andy Weir
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
35
Sarah Waters
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green & David Levithan)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
36
John Green & David Levithan
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
37
Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
38
Roald Dahl
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
39
Roald Dahl
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