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The Ultimate List of Classic & Popular Works of Literature So You Can Be Well-Read Before You Die - Page 3

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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An Enemy of the People (Henrik Ibsen)
An Enemy of the People
81
Henrik Ibsen
An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde)
An Ideal Husband
82
Oscar Wilde
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
83
Confucius
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
84
Neil Gaiman
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
85
Khaled Hosseini
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
86
Agatha Cristie
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (Dr. Seuss)
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
87
Dr. Seuss
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
88
Michael Crichton
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
The Angel of Darkness
89
Caleb Carr
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
90
Frank McCourt
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
91
Dan Brown
The Angel's Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Angel's Game
92
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
93
Tony Kushner
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
94
Wallace Stegner
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
95
George Orwell
Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)
Anna and the French Kiss
96
Stephanie Perkins
Anne of Avonlea (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Avonlea
97
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
98
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Ingleside (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Ingleside
99
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of the Island
100
L.M. Montgomery
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
101
Jamaica Kincaid
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
102
Jeff Vandermeer
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
103
Leo Tolstoy
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
104
James Baldwin
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
105
Ayn Rand
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
106
Sophocles
Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
Antony and Cleopatra
107
William Shakespeare
Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
108
Elizabeth Strout
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
109
John O'Hara
Appointment With Death (Agatha Christie)
Appointment With Death
110
Agatha Christie
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights) (Anonymous)
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights)
111
Anonymous
The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer)
The Arctic Incident
112
Eoin Colfer
Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
Are You My Mother?
113
P.D. Eastman
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
114
Judy Blume
Ariel (Sylvia Plath)
Ariel
115
Sylvia Plath
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
116
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)
Arms and the Man
117
George Bernard Shaw
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
118
Jules Verne
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
The Arrival
119
Shaun Tan
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
Arrowsmith
120
Sinclair Lewis
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