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Classic Novels You Should Read in a Lifetime

Every reader challenges the barriers of what kind of books to read. Here I've compiled my list of classic novels read in my life time. Most of my books have come from the Library, but I do possess a 2,000 volume library. I've made a lifetime just reading books. My favorites have been the classics.
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Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula (Toni Morrison)
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
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The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
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Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact (Carl Sagan)
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The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
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Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
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Eugenie Grandet
Eugenie Grandet
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider (Katherine Anne Porter)
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (Katherine Anne Porter)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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The Oxbow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Oxbow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
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Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
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The Colour Out of Space (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Colour Out of Space (H.P. Lovecraft)
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Women in Love (D. H. Lawrence)
Women in Love (D. H. Lawrence)
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Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
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Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
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21
Great Russian Short Stories (Various)
Great Russian Short Stories (Various)
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The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
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Flowering Judas and Other Stories (Katherine Anne Porter)
Flowering Judas and Other Stories (Katherine Anne Porter)
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The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
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If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
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Ulysses
Ulysses
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
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Demian (Hermann Hesse)
Demian (Hermann Hesse)
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33
Goodbye Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
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Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer (Edith Wharton)
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Hop-Frog (Edgar Allan Poe)
Hop-Frog (Edgar Allan Poe)
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
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The Captain's Daughter (Alexander Pushkin)
The Captain's Daughter (Alexander Pushkin)
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The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
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