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The Ultimate List of Classic & Popular Works of Literature So You Can Be Well-Read Before You Die - Page 14

This is a fine collection of books that also happens to be a concise and updated version of my humungous list "The BBC Believes That Only 6 People Are Bold Enough to Do This Book Challenge". The latter was intended to be a comprehensive collection of books with which to compile challenges for you. However it proved to be too unwieldy and slow in practice. So I have carefully distilled the most popular and acclaimed books to create this "compact" version, which is reduced by nearly two thirds.
Alphabetical by title, so as to be useful to me. I welcome your suggestions regarding books to be included in a future version of this list. Or any other comments.
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Earthly Possessions (Anne Tyler)
Earthly Possessions
521
Anne Tyler
The Earth's Children Series (Jean M. Auel)
The Earth's Children Series
522
Jean M. Auel
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
523
John Steinbeck
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
524
Elizabeth Gilbert
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
525
Lynne Truss
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
526
Stephenie Meyer
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
527
Tara Westover
Eldest (Christopher Paolini)
Eldest
528
Christopher Paolini
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
529
Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
530
Gail Honeyman
Electra (Euripides)
Electra
531
Euripides
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra
532
Sophocles
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbary)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
533
Muriel Barbary
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
534
Gail Carson Levine
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
535
Mark Dunn
The Emigrants (W.G. Sebald, Trans. Michael Hulse)
The Emigrants
536
W.G. Sebald, Trans. Michael Hulse
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
537
Jane Austen
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies
538
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
539
Richard Russo
Empire of the Sun (J. G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
540
J. G. Ballard
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (Donald J. Sobol)
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective
541
Donald J. Sobol
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
542
Graham Greene
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
543
Orson Scott Card
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
544
Michael Ondaatje
The Epic of Gilgamesh (N.K. Sandars Translator)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
545
N.K. Sandars Translator
The Epilogue (Kiera Cass)
The Epilogue
546
Kiera Cass
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
547
Christopher Paolini
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
548
Edith Wharton
Eugene Onegin (Alexander Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin
549
Alexander Pushkin
Eugénie Grandet (Honoré De Balzac)
Eugénie Grandet
550
Honoré De Balzac
Eumenides (Aeschylus)
Eumenides
551
Aeschylus
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
552
Celeste Ng
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
553
Jonathan Safran Foer
Everything That Rises Must Converge (Flannery O'Connor)
Everything That Rises Must Converge
554
Flannery O'Connor
Evil Under the Sun (Agatha Christie)
Evil Under the Sun
555
Agatha Christie
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
556
Isabel Allende
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
557
William Peter Blatty
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
558
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Eye in the Door (Pat Barker)
The Eye in the Door
559
Pat Barker
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
560
Jasper Fforde
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