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Classic Novels You Should Read in a Lifetime - Page 2

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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The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
41
James Fenimore Cooper
The Tenth Man (Graham Greene)
The Tenth Man
42
Graham Greene
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat
43
John Steinbeck
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
44
Kahlil Gibran
Xingu (Edith Wharton)
Xingu
45
Edith Wharton
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville (John Mandeville)
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
46
John Mandeville
The Mabinogion (Anonymous)
The Mabinogion
47
Anonymous
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
48
John Ball
Travels With Charley in Search of America (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley in Search of America
49
John Steinbeck
The Story of the Other Wise Man (Henry Van Dyke)
The Story of the Other Wise Man
50
Henry Van Dyke
The Lost Boy (Thomas Wolfe)
The Lost Boy
51
Thomas Wolfe
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
52
John Bunyan
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
53
Sandra Cisneros
A Good Man IS Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man IS Hard to Find
54
Flannery O'Connor
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
55
Albert Camus
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
56
James Joyce
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
57
Charles Dickens
A Shropshire Lad (A. E. Housman)
A Shropshire Lad
58
A. E. Housman
Don Juan (Lord Byron)
Don Juan
59
Lord Byron
Fathers and Children (Ivan Turgenev)
Fathers and Children
60
Ivan Turgenev
Therese Raquin (Emile Zola)
Therese Raquin
61
Emile Zola
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
62
Charles Dickens
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
63
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
64
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Chelkash (Maxim Gorky)
Chelkash
65
Maxim Gorky
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
66
Ray Bradbury
La Vita Nuova (Dante Alighieri)
La Vita Nuova
67
Dante Alighieri
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
68
Jules Verne
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
69
Ayn Rand
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
70
Oscar Wilde
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
71
Paulo Coelho
In Our Time (Ernest Hemingway)
In Our Time
72
Ernest Hemingway
Tropic of Capricorn (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Capricorn
73
Henry Miller
The Song of Roland (Anonymous)
The Song of Roland
74
Anonymous
Parnassus on Wheels (Christopher Morley)
Parnassus on Wheels
75
Christopher Morley
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
76
S.E. Hinton
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
77
Edgar Allan Poe
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
78
Ernest Cline
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
79
Truman Capote
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
80
H.G. Wells
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