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Classics That Baillie Recommends Everyone Should Read

Classics are everything to me. In my opinion, a book isn't classified by how many times it's been sold or how many times it's been translated (although it could be quite an achievement), but how long it's been both read, discussed, and hugely admired for its wise words and elegant story-telling. This list compromises almost every classic that I've read so far - I'm still in the middle of reading more classics at the moment- and recommend everyone should read either once in their life or as many times as they like.
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MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
1
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
2
William Shakespeare
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
4
Mary Shelley
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
5
Charlotte Bronte
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
6
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
7
Charles Dickens
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
8
Victor Hugo
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
9
Victor Hugo
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
10
Leo Tolstoy
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
11
Jules Verne
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
12
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
13
Mark Twain
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
14
Louisa May Alcott
The Jungle Books (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Books
15
Rudyard Kipling
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
16
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
17
William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
18
William Faulkner
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
19
John Steinbeck
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
20
George Orwell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
Harper Lee
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
23
Truman Capote
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
24
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
25
Ray Bradbury
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
26
Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
27
Ray Bradbury
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
28
William Golding
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
29
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Ring
30
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
31
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (Tolkien, J.R.R.)
The Return of the King
32
Tolkien, J.R.R.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
33
Ken Kesey
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
34
Anthony Burgess
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
35
Kurt Vonnegut
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
36
Donna Tartt
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
37
Cormac McCarthy
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
38
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
39
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
40
C.S. Lewis
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