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Classic Novels You Should Read in a Lifetime - Page 7

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 Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
241
Homer
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
242
Thomas More
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Edwin A. Abbott)
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
243
Edwin A. Abbott
The Death of Ivan Ilych (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilych
244
Leo Tolstoy
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
245
Charles Dickens
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
246
Charles Dickens
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
247
Honoré De Balzac
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
248
H.G. Wells
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
249
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Proulx, Annie: The Shipping News
Proulx, Annie: The Shipping News
250
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
251
D.H. Lawrence
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
252
George Eliot
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
253
Homer
The Idiot (Dostoyevsky, Fyodor)
The Idiot
254
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
255
Henry James
Lorna Doone (Blackmoore, R.D.)
Lorna Doone
256
Blackmoore, R.D.
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
257
William Faulkner
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
258
Alice Walker
Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal
259
Émile Zola
Notes From Underground, White Nights, the Dream of a Ridiculous Man (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground, White Nights, the Dream of a Ridiculous Man
260
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Far From the Madding Crowd (Hardy, Thomas)
Far From the Madding Crowd
261
Hardy, Thomas
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
262
Ian Fleming
A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)
A Passage to India
263
E. M. Forster
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
264
Jane Austen
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
265
Jack Kerouac
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
266
Arthur Conan Doyle
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy/Andrew Bromfield)
War and Peace
267
Leo Tolstoy/Andrew Bromfield
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
268
Sylvia Plath
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
269
Thomas Hardy
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
270
Leo Tolstoy
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
271
Jane Austen
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
272
John Steinbeck
Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Five People You Meet in Heaven
273
Mitch Albom
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
274
Bram Stoker
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
275
Aldous Huxley
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
276
Agatha Christie
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
277
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
278
John Steinbeck
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
279
Charles Dickens
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
280
William Golding
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