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40 Classic Novels to Read Before You Die

A list of Classic Novels. Book that have been lauded throughout history, ranging from the 17th through to the 20th century. Some of these can be challenging but all worth the read!
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
1
James Joyce
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
2
William Faulkner
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
3
Vladimir Nabokov
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
4
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
6
Joseph Heller
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
7
Aldous Huxley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
8
George Orwell
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
9
Virginia Woolf
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
10
Joseph Conrad
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
11
John Steinbeck
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
12
Jack Kerouac
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
13
E.M. Forster
The Cannibal
The Cannibal
14
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
15
Philip K. Dick
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
16
Philip K. Dick
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
17
Anthony Burgess
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
18
Douglas Adams
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
19
Harper Lee
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
20
Ray Bradbury
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
21
Lois Lowry
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Brontë
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
23
Vladimir Nabokov
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
24
Franz Kafka
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
25
Miguel De Cervantes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
26
Ken Kesey
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
27
Margaret Atwood
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
28
Ernest Hemingway
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
29
John Steinbeck
The Flint Anchor (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Flint Anchor
30
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
31
Anne Frank
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
32
Alice Walker
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
33
Thomas Pynchon
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
34
William Styron
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
35
Ray Bradbury
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
36
Malcolm Lowry
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
37
E.M. Forster
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
38
Truman Capote
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
39
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
40
Leo Tolstoy
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