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Dan's Literary Canon

This list contains books that are part of my personal literary canon: books that I feel have shaped me as a reader, or are among the greatest books that I've ever read. These books have captured my imagination, sparked creativity, comforted, or guided me in some way. And each and every one has brought joy to my life in some way. I cannot recommend these books highly enough! How many of them have you read?
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The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)
The Mousetrap
1
Agatha Christie
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
2
Aldous Huxley
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
3
Alice Walker
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
4
Anne Brontë
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
5
Arthur Miller
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
6
Bram Stoker
Mattimeo: A Tale From Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Mattimeo: A Tale From Redwall
7
Brian Jacques
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
8
Brian Jacques
Prince Caspian (C. S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
9
C. S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy (C. S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
10
C. S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
11
C. S. Lewis
The Silver Chair (C. S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair
12
C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
13
C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
14
C.S. Lewis
Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
15
C.S. Lewis
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
16
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
17
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
18
Charles Dickens
Light of the Jedi (Charles Soule)
Light of the Jedi
19
Charles Soule
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
20
Charlotte Bronte
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
21
Chinua Achebe
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
22
Christopher Paul Curtis
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
23
E.B. White
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
24
Edgar Allan Poe
The Castle in the Attic (Elizabeth Winthrop)
The Castle in the Attic
25
Elizabeth Winthrop
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
26
Emily Bronte
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
27
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
28
George Orwell
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
29
Gregory Maguire
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
30
Harper Lee
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
31
Homer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
32
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
33
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
34
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
35
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
36
J.R.R. Tolkien
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
37
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
38
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
39
Jane Austen
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
40
Leo Tolstoy
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